Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) The provisions of this chapter are applicable to every motor carrier and every person, including drivers, agents, employees, and representatives, involved or in any manner related to:
1. The transportation in a commercial motor vehicle of any cargo in interstate or intrastate commerce;
2. The operation of a commercial motor vehicle, with or without a cargo, in interstate or intrastate commerce or wholly within a municipality or a municipality's commercial zone;
3. The transportation in any motor vehicle in intrastate commerce of materials determined by the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation to be hazardous for the purposes of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act ( 49 U.S.C. §§
5101 et seq.) and which materials are transported in a quantity requiring hazardous material(s) placarding under Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations ( 49 C.F.R. Parts 171, 172, 173, 174, 177, 178, 179, and 180 ) and all supplements and amendments thereto;
4. The operation of a commercial motor vehicle, with or without a cargo, displaying hazardous material(s) placarding in intrastate commerce or wholly within a municipality or a municipality's commercial zone;
5. The transportation in a commercial motor vehicle, as defined at
49 CFR 390.5
, to the extent and not inconsistent with this chapter and 13:60-2.1(d) , in intrastate commerce of any non-hazardous material(s) cargo; and
6. The operation of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined at
49 CFR 390.5
, and subject to any prevailing requirements of (a)3 above, in intrastate commerce or wholly within a municipality or a municipality's commercial zone.
(b) All officers, agents, representatives, drivers, and employees of motor carriers involved or concerned with the management, maintenance, operation, or driving of any motor vehicle or vehicles, subject to these regulations, shall be conversant and knowledgeable with the rules and regulations set forth in this chapter.
(c) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a farm vehicle registered in this State, pursuant to the provisions of
39:3-24
and
39:3-25
, provided the farm vehicle is operating:
1. In intrastate commerce;
2. Is used or operated wholly within a municipality or a municipality's commercial zone;
3. Is not transporting hazardous material(s) in a quantity requiring hazardous material(s) placarding; and
4. Is not displaying hazardous material(s) placarding.
