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Driving and Parking Rules

Driving and Parking Rules covers the route, parking, and attendance rules that apply to a hazmat-laden vehicle, drawn from 49 CFR Part 397.

Practice Driving and Parking Rules

5 Questions

  1. Federal parking limits for a hazardous materials vehicle split according to whether the load is Division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 explosive material. What does the regulation set for each case?
  2. Your placarded vehicle carries a hazardous material that is not Division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3, and it is stopped on the shoulder of a public highway. Who has to attend it, and what counts as attending?
  3. Your load is placarded and no state or tribal routing designation applies to it. What does federal regulation say about the route, and what does the carrier owe you if the load is explosives?
  4. The federal smoking rule also reaches an empty tank motor vehicle that was required to be marked or placarded for the Class 3, flammable or Division 2.1 flammable gas material it last carried. For a loaded vehicle, what does the rule forbid, and which materials does it name?
  5. Federal regulation puts a tire duty on the driver of a hazardous materials vehicle. When do the tires get examined, and what follows from finding a bad one?