Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 31 - MIGRANT LABOR
Subchapter B - TRANSPORTATION OF WORKERS
OPERATION OF MOTOR CARRIERS AND VEHICLES
Section 31.24 - Parts, accessories and devices

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 31.24

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) A driver shall use the following parts, accessories and devices when and as needed, and he shall not operate a motor vehicle unless he is satisfied that such parts, accessories and emergency devices are in good working order:

(1) Service brakes, including trailer brake connections.

(2) Parking (hand) brake.

(3) Steering mechanism.

(4) Lighting devices and reflectors.

(5) Tires.

(6) Horn.

(7) Windshield wiper or wipers.

(8) Rear vision mirror or mirrors.

(9) Coupling devices.

(10) Fire extinguisher, at least one properly mounted.

(11) Road warning devices, at least one red burning fuse and at least three flares (oil burning pot torches), red electric lanterns or red emergency reflectors.

(b) The supply of fuel for the propulsion of any motor vehicle or for the operation of its accessories shall not be carried on the motor vehicle except in a properly mounted fuel tank or tanks.

(c) A motor vehicle shall not be driven when any of the required lamps or reflectors are obscured by the tailboard, by any part of the load, by dirt, or otherwise, and all lighting devices required by Subpart B of Part 193 of Subchapter B of Chapter 1 of the Regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission shall be lighted during darkness or at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render vehicles and persons visible upon the highway at a distance of 500 feet.

(d) A motor vehicle shall not be driven unless the tailgate, tailboard, tarpaulins, doors, all equipment and rigging used in the operation of the vehicle and all means of fastening the load, are securely in place.

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