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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-391 - QUALIFICATIONS OF DRIVERS › Subpart C - BACKGROUND AND CHARACTER › Section 38-391.27 - Record of violations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a)
					 Except as provided in subpart G of 38-382, each motor carrier shall, at least
					 once every 12 months, require each driver it employs to prepare and furnish it
					 with a list of all violations of motor vehicle traffic laws and ordinances
					 (other than violations involving only parking) of which the driver has been
					 convicted or on account of which he/she has forfeited bond or collateral during
					 the preceding 12 months.
(b) Each
					 driver shall furnish the list required in accordance with paragraph (a). If the
					 driver has not been convicted of, or forfeited bond or collateral on account
					 of, any violation which must be listed, he/she shall so certify.
(c) The form of the driver's list or
					 certification shall be prescribed by the motor carrier. The following form may
					 be used:
DRIVER'S CERTIFICATION
I certify that the following is a true and complete list
						of traffic violations (other than parking violations) for which I have been
						convicted or forfeited bond or collateral during the past 12 months.
Date of conviction Offense
Location Type of motor vehicle operated
If no violations are listed above, I certify that I have
						not been convicted or forfeited bond or collateral on account of any violation
						required to be listed during the past 12 months.
(Date of certification) (Driver's signature)
(Motor carrier's name)
(Motor carrier's address)
(Reviewed by: Signature) (Title)
(d) The motor carrier shall retain the list
					 or certificate, or a copy of it, in its files as part of the driver's
					 qualification file.
(e) Drivers who
					 have provided information required by Regulation Regulation
					 38-383.31
					 of this regulation need not repeat that information in the annual list of
					 violations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-391 - QUALIFICATIONS OF DRIVERS › Subpart D - TESTS › Section 38-391.31 - Road test

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Except as
					 provided in subpart G, a person shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle
					 unless he/she has first successfully completed a road test and has been issued
					 a certificate of driver's road test in accordance with this 38-391.
(b) The road test shall be given by the motor
					 carrier or a person designated by it. However, a driver who is a motor carrier
					 must be given the test by a person other than himself/herself. The test shall
					 be given by a person who is competent to evaluate and determine whether the
					 person who takes the test has demonstrated that he/she is capable of operating
					 the commercial motor vehicle, and associated equipment, that the motor carrier
					 intends to assign him/her.
(c) The
					 road test must be of sufficient duration to enable the person who gives it to
					 evaluate the skill of the person who takes it at handling the commercial motor
					 vehicle, and associated equipment, that the motor carriers intends to assign to
					 him/her. As a minimum, the person who takes the test must be tested, while
					 operating the type of commercial motor vehicle the motor carrier intends to
					 assign him/her, on his/her skill at performing each of the following
					 operations:
(1) The pretrip inspection
					 required by Regulation Regulation
					 38-392.7
					 of this regulation;
(2) Coupling
					 and uncoupling of combination units, if the equipment he/she may drive includes
					 combination units;
(3) Placing the
					 commercial motor vehicle in operation;
(4) Use of the commercial motor vehicles
					 controls and emergency equipment;
(5) Operating the commercial motor vehicle in
					 traffic and while passing other motor vehicles;
(6) Turning the commercial motor
					 vehicle;
(7) Braking, and slowing
					 the commercial motor vehicle by means other than baking; and
(8) Backing and parking the commercial motor
					 vehicle.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-391 - QUALIFICATIONS OF DRIVERS › Subpart D - TESTS › Section 38-391.33 - Equivalent of road test

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) In
					 place of, and as equivalent to, the road test required by Regulation Regulation
					 38-393.31,
					 a person who seeks to drive a commercial motor vehicle may present, and a motor
					 carrier may accept--
(1) A valid Commercial
					 Driver's License as defined in Regulation Regulation
					 38-383.5
					 of this regulation, but not including double/triple trailer or tank vehicle
					 endorsements, which has been issued to him/her to operate specific categories
					 of commercial motor vehicles and which, under the laws of that State, licenses
					 him/her after successful completion of a road test in a commercial motor
					 vehicle of the type the motor carrier intends to assign to him/her;
					 or
(2) A copy of a valid
					 certificate of driver's road test issued to him/her pursuant to Regulation
					 Regulation
					 38-391.31
					 within the preceding 3 years.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-391 - QUALIFICATIONS OF DRIVERS › Subpart F - Files and Records › Section 38-391.53 - Driver Investigation History File

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) After October 29, 2004, each motor
					 carrier must maintain records relating to the investigation into the safety
					 performance history of a new or prospective driver pursuant to paragraphs (d)
					 and (e) of Regulation Regulation
					 38-391.23.
					 This file must be maintained in a secure location with controlled access.
(1) The motor carrier must ensure that access
					 to this data is limited to those who are involved in the hiring decision or who
					 control access to the data. In addition, the motor carrier's insurer may have
					 access to the data, except the alcohol and controlled substances
					 data.
(2) This data must only be
					 used for the hiring decision.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 38-392.1 - Scope of the rules in 38-392

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Every motor carrier, its officers, agents,
						representatives, and employees responsible for the management, maintenance,
						operation, or driving of commercial motor vehicles, or the hiring, supervising,
						training, assigning, or dispatching of drivers, shall be instructed in and
						comply with the rules in 38-382.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 38-392.2 - Applicable operating rules

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Every commercial motor vehicle must be operated in
						accordance with the laws, ordinances, and regulations of the jurisdiction in
						which it is being operated. However, if the South Carolina Unmanufactured
						Forest Products Trucking Regulations impose a higher standard of care than that
						law, ordinance, or regulation, the South Carolina Unmanufactured Forest
						Products Trucking Regulation must be complied with.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 38-392.3 - Ill or fatigued operator

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
No driver shall operate a commercial motor vehicle, and a
						motor carrier shall not require or permit a driver to operate a commercial
						motor vehicle, while the driver's ability or alertness is so impaired, or so
						likely to become impaired, through fatigue, illness, or any other cause, as to
						make it unsafe for him/her to begin or continue to operate the commercial motor
						vehicle. However, in a case of grave emergency where the hazard to occupants of
						the commercial motor vehicle or other users of the highway would be increased
						by compliance with this 38-392, the driver may continue to operate the
						commercial motor vehicle to the nearest place at which that hazard is
						removed.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 38-392.4 - Drugs and other substances

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) No
					 driver shall be on duty and possess, be under the influence of, or use, any of
					 the following drugs or other substances:
(1)
					 Any Schedule I drug or other substance identified in appendix D to this
					 regulation;
(2) An amphetamine or
					 any formulation thereof (including, but not limited, to "pep pills," and
					 "bennies");
(3) A narcotic drug or
					 any derivative thereof; or
(4) Any
					 other substance, to a degree which renders the driver incapable of safely
					 operating a motor vehicle.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 38-392.5 - Alcohol prohibition

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) No
					 driver shall
(1) Use alcohol, as defined in
					 Regulation Regulation
					 38-382.107
					 of this regulation, or be under the influence of alcohol, within 4 hours before
					 going on duty or operating, or having physical control of, a commercial motor
					 vehicle; or
(2) Use alcohol, be
					 under the influence of alcohol, or have any measured alcohol concentration or
					 detected presence of alcohol, while on duty, or operating, or in physical
					 control of a commercial motor vehicle; or
(3) Be on duty or operate a commercial motor
					 vehicle while the driver possesses wine of not less than one half of one per
					 centum of alcohol by volume, beer as defined in
					 26
					 U.S.C. 5052(a), of the
					 Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and distilled spirits as defined in section
					 5002(a)(8), of such Code. However, this does not apply to possession of wine,
					 beer, or distilled spirits which are:
(i)
					 Manifested and transported as part of a shipment; or
(ii) Possessed or used by bus
					 passengers.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 38-392.6 - Schedules to conform with speed limits

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
No motor carrier shall schedule a run nor permit nor
						require the operation of any commercial motor vehicle between points in such
						period of time as would necessitate the commercial motor vehicle being operated
						at speeds greater than those prescribed by the jurisdictions in or through
						which the commercial motor vehicle is being operated.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 38-392.7 - Equipment, inspection and use

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
No commercial motor vehicle shall be driven unless the
						driver thereof shall have satisfied himself/herself that the following parts
						and accessories are in good working order, nor shall any driver fail to use or
						make use of such parts and accessories when and as needed:
Service brakes, including trailer brake
						connections.
Parking (hand) brake.
Steering mechanism.
Lighting devices and reflectors.
Tires.
Horn.
Coupling devices.
Rear vision mirror or mirrors.
Windshield wiper or wipers.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 38-392.8 - Emergency equipment, inspection and use

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
No commercial motor vehicle shall be driven unless the
						driver thereof is satisfied that the emergency equipment required by Regulation
						Regulation
						38-393.95
						of this regulation is in place and ready for use; nor shall any driver fail to
						use or make use of such equipment when and as needed.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 38-392.9 - Inspection of cargo, cargo securement devices and systems

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) General. A driver may operate a
					 commercial motor vehicle and a motor carrier may not require or permit a driver
					 to operate a commercial motor vehicle unless
(1) The commercial motor vehicle's cargo is
					 properly distributed and adequately secured as specified in Secs. 38-393.100 to
					 38-393.118, 38-393.128 and 38-393.130 of this regulation.
(2) The commercial motor vehicle's tailgate,
					 tailboard, doors, tarpaulins, spare tire and other equipment used in its
					 operation, and the means of fastening the commercial motor vehicle's cargo are
					 secured; and
(3) The commercial
					 motor vehicle's cargo or any other object does not obscure the driver's view
					 ahead or to the right or left sides, interfere with the free movement of
					 his/her arms or legs, prevent his/her free and ready access to accessories
					 required for emergencies, or prevent the free and ready exit of any person from
					 the commercial motor vehicle's cab or driver's compartment.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart B - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Section 38-392.10 - Railroad grade crossings; stopping required

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the
					 driver of a commercial motor vehicle specified in paragraphs (a) (1) through
					 (6) shall not cross a railroad track or tracks at grade unless he/she first:
					 Stops the commercial motor vehicle within 50 feet of, and not closer than 15
					 feet to, the tracks; thereafter listens and looks in each direction along the
					 tracks for an approaching train; and ascertains that no train is approaching.
					 When it is safe to do so, the driver may drive the commercial motor vehicle
					 across the tracks in a gear that permits the commercial motor vehicle to
					 complete the crossing without a change of gears. The driver must not shift
					 gears while crossing the tracks.
(1) Every
					 bus transporting passengers,
(2)
					 Every commercial motor vehicle transporting any quantity of a Division 2.3
					 chlorine.
(3) Every commercial
					 motor vehicle which, in accordance with the regulations of the Department of
					 Transportation, is required to be marked or placarded with one of the following
					 classifications:
(i) Division 1.1;
					 Explosives
(ii) Division 1.2, or
					 Division 1.3; Explosives
(iii)
					 Division 2.3; Poisonous Gas
(iv)
					 Division 4.3; Dangerous When Wet
(v) Class 7; Radioactive
(vi) Class 3; Flammable
(vii) Division 5.1; Oxidizer
(viii) Division 2.2; Non-Flammable
					 Gas
(ix) Division 2.3;
					 Chlorine
(x) Division 6.1;
					 Poison
(xi) Division 2.2;
					 Oxygen
(xii) Division 2.1;
					 Flammable Gas
(xiii) Class 3;
					 Combustible liquid
(xiv) Division
					 4.1; Flammable Solid
(xv) Division
					 5.1; Oxidizer
(xvi) Division 5.2;
					 Organic Peroxide
(xvii) Class 8;
					 Corrosive
(xviii) Division 1.4;
					 Explosives
(4) Every
					 cargo tank motor vehicle, whether loaded or empty, used for the transportation
					 of any hazardous material as defined in the Hazardous Materials Regulations of
					 the Department of Transportation, Parts 107 through 180.
(5) Every cargo tank motor vehicle
					 transporting a commodity which at the time of loading has a temperature above
					 its flash point as determined by Part 173.120.
(6) Every cargo tank motor vehicle, whether
					 loaded or empty, transporting any commodity under exemption in accordance with
					 the provisions of Subpart B of part 107.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart B - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Section 38-392.11 - Railroad grade crossings; slowing down required

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Every commercial motor vehicle other than those listed in
						Regulation Regulation
						38-392.10
						shall, upon approaching a railroad grade crossing, be driven at a rate of speed
						which will permit said commercial motor vehicle to be stopped before reaching
						the nearest rail of such crossing and shall not be driven upon or over such
						crossing until due caution has been taken to ascertain that the course is
						clear.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart B - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Section 38-392.14 - Hazardous conditions; extreme caution

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Extreme caution in the operation of a commercial motor
						vehicle shall be exercised when hazardous conditions, such as those caused by
						snow, ice, sleet, fog, mist, rain, dust, or smoke, adversely affect visibility
						or traction. Speed shall be reduced when such conditions exist. If conditions
						become sufficiently dangerous, the operation of the commercial motor vehicle
						shall be discontinued and shall not be resumed until the commercial motor
						vehicle can be safely operated. Whenever compliance with the foregoing
						provisions of this rule increases hazard to passengers, the commercial motor
						vehicle may be operated to the nearest point at which the safety of passengers
						is assured.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart B - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Section 38-392.16 - Use of seat belts

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A commercial motor vehicle which has a seat belt assembly
						installed at the driver's seat shall not be driven unless the driver has
						properly restrained himself/herself with the seat belt
						assembly.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart C - STOPPED COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Section 38-392.22 - Emergency signals; stopped commercial motor vehicles

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Hazard warning signal flashers. Whenever
					 a commercial motor vehicle is stopped upon the traveled portion of a highway or
					 the shoulder of a highway for any cause other than necessary traffic stops, the
					 driver of the stopped commercial motor vehicle shall immediately activate the
					 vehicular hazard warning signal flashers and continue the flashing until the
					 driver places the warning devices required by paragraph (b). The flashing
					 signals shall be used during the time the warning devices are picked up for
					 storage before movement of the commercial motor vehicle. The flashing lights
					 may be used at other times while a commercial motor vehicle is stopped in
					 addition to, but not in lieu of, the warning devices required by paragraph
					 (b).
(b) Placement of warning
					 devices
(1) General rule. Except as provided
					 in paragraph (b)(2), whenever a commercial motor vehicle is stopped upon the
					 traveled portion or the shoulder of a highway for any cause other than
					 necessary traffic stops, the driver shall, as soon as possible, but in any
					 event within 10 minutes, place the warning devices required by Regulation
					 Regulation
					 38-393.95
					 of this regulation, in the following manner:
(i) One at the traffic side of and 4 paces
					 (approximately 3 meters or 10 feet) from the stopped commercial motor vehicle
					 in the direction of approaching traffic;
(ii) One at 40 paces (approximately 30 meters
					 or 100 feet) from the stopped commercial motor vehicle in the center of the
					 traffic lane or shoulder occupied by the commercial motor vehicle and in the
					 direction of approaching traffic; and
(iii) One at 40 paces (approximately 30
					 meters or 100 feet) from the stopped commercial motor vehicle in the center of
					 the traffic lane or shoulder occupied by the commercial motor vehicle and in
					 the direction away from approaching traffic.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart C - STOPPED COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Section 38-392.24 - Emergency signals; flame producing

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
No driver shall attach or permit any person to attach a
						lighted fusee or other flame producing emergency signal to any part of a
						commercial motor vehicle.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart C - STOPPED COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Section 38-392.25 - Flame producing devices

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
No driver shall use or permit the use of any flame
						producing emergency signal for protecting any commercial motor vehicle
						transporting Division 1.1, Division 1.2, or Division 1.3 explosives; any cargo
						tank motor vehicle used for the transportation of any Class 3 or Division 2.1,
						whether loaded or empty; or any commercial motor vehicle using compressed gas
						as a motor fuel. In lieu thereof, emergency reflective triangles, red electric
						lanterns, or red emergency reflectors shall be used, the placement of which
						shall be in the same manner as prescribed in Regulation
						38-392.22(b).
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart D - USE OF LIGHTED LAMPS AND REFLECTORS › Section 38-392.33 - Obscured lamps or reflectors

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
No commercial motor vehicle shall 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart F - FUELING PRECAUTIONS › Section 38-392.50 - Ignition of fuel; prevention

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
No driver or any employee of a motor carrier
						shall:
(a) Fuel a commercial motor
					 vehicle with the engine running, except when it is necessary to run the engine
					 to fuel the commercial motor vehicle;
(b) Smoke or expose any open flame in the
					 vicinity of a commercial motor vehicle being fueled;
(c) Fuel a commercial motor vehicle unless
					 the nozzle of the fuel hose is continuously in contact with the intake pipe of
					 the fuel tank;
(d) Permit, insofar
					 as practicable, any other person to engage in such activities as would be
					 likely to result in fire or explosion.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart F - FUELING PRECAUTIONS › Section 38-392.51 - Reserve fuel; materials of trade

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Small amounts of fuel for the operation or maintenance of
						a commercial motor vehicle (including its auxiliary equipment) may be
						designated as materials of trade (see
						49 CFR
						171.8 ).
(a) The aggregate gross weight of all
					 materials of trade on a motor vehicle may not exceed 200 kg (440
					 pounds).
(b) Packaging for gasoline
					 must be made of metal or plastic and conform to requirements of 49 CFR Parts
					 171, 172, 173, and 178 or requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health
					 Administration contained in
					 29 CFR 1910.106
(c) For Packing Group II
					 (including gasoline), Packing Group III (including aviation fuel and fuel oil),
					 or ORM-D, the material is limited to 30 kg (66 pounds) or 30 L (8
					 gallons).
(d) For diesel fuel, the
					 capacity of the package is limited to 450 L (119 gallons).
(e) A Division 2.1 material in a cylinder is
					 limited to a gross weight of 100 kg (220 pounds). (A Division 2.1 material is a
					 flammable gas, including liquefied petroleum gas, butane, propane, liquefied
					 natural gas, and methane).
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart G - PROHIBITED PRACTICES › Section 38-392.60 - Unauthorized persons not to be transported

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Unless specifically authorized in writing
					 to do so by the motor carrier under whose authority the commercial motor
					 vehicle is being operated, no driver shall transport any person or permit any
					 person to be transported on any commercial motor vehicle other than a bus. When
					 such authorization is issued, it shall state the name of the person to be
					 transported, the points where the transportation is to begin and end, and the
					 date upon which such authority expires. No written authorization, however,
					 shall be necessary for the transportation of:
(1) Employees or other persons assigned to a
					 commercial motor vehicle by a motor carrier;
(2) Any person transported when aid is being
					 rendered in case of an accident or other emergency;
(3) An attendant delegated to care for
					 livestock.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart G - PROHIBITED PRACTICES › Section 38-392.66 - Carbon monoxide; use of commercial motor vehicle when detected

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) No person shall
					 dispatch or drive any commercial motor vehicle or permit any passengers
					 thereon, when the following conditions are known to exist, until such
					 conditions have been remedied or repaired:
(1)
					 Where an occupant has been affected by carbon monoxide;
(2) Where carbon monoxide has been detected
					 in the interior of the commercial motor vehicle;
(3) When a mechanical condition of the
					 commercial motor vehicle is discovered which would be likely to produce a
					 hazard to the occupants by reason of carbon monoxide.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart G - PROHIBITED PRACTICES › Section 38-392.67 - Heater, flame producing; on commercial motor vehicle in motion

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No open flame heater used in the loading or unloading of
						the commodity transported shall be in operation while the commercial motor
						vehicle is in motion.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-392 - DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart G - PROHIBITED PRACTICES › Section 38-392.71 - Radar detectors; use and/or possession

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) No driver shall use a radar detector in a
					 commercial motor vehicle, or operate a commercial motor vehicle that is
					 equipped with or contains any radar detector.
(b) No motor carrier shall require or permit
					 a driver to violate paragraph (a).
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 38-393.1 - Scope of the rules of 38-382

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Every employer and employee shall comply and be
						conversant with the requirements and specifications of 38-382. No employer
						shall operate a commercial motor vehicle, or cause or permit it to be operated,
						unless it is equipped in accordance with the requirements and specifications of
						38-382.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 38-393.3 - Additional equipment and accessories

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Nothing contained in this regulation shall be construed
						to prohibit the use of additional equipment and accessories, not inconsistent
						with or prohibited by this regulation, provided such equipment and accessories
						do not decrease the safety of operation of the motor vehicles on which they are
						used.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 38-393.7 - Matter incorporated by reference

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(a) Incorporation by reference. Part 38-393
					 includes references to certain matter or materials. The text of the materials
					 is not included in the regulations contained in part 38-393. The materials are
					 hereby made a part of the regulations in part 38-393. The Director of the
					 Federal Register has approved the materials incorporated by reference in
					 accordance with
					 5
					 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part
					 51. For materials subject to change, only the specific version approved by the
					 Director of the Federal Register and specified in the regulation is
					 incorporated. Material is incorporated as it exists on the date of the approval
					 and a notice of any change in these materials will be published in the Federal
					 Register.
(b) Availability. The
					 materials incorporated by reference are available as follows:
(1) Standards of the Underwriters
					 Laboratories, Inc. Information and copies may be obtained by writing to:
					 Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois
					 60062.
(2) Specifications of the
					 American Society for Testing and Materials. Information and copies may be
					 obtained by writing to: American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race
					 Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
(3) Specifications of the National
					 Association of Chain Manufacturers. Information and copies may be obtained by
					 writing to: National Association of Chain Manufacturers, P.O. Box 3143, York,
					 Pennsylvania 17402 0143.
(4)
					 Specifications of the Web Sling and Tiedown Association. Information and copies
					 may be obtained by writing to: Web Sling and Tiedown Association, Inc., 710
					 East Ogden Avenue, suite 113, Naperville, Illinois 60563.
(5) Manuals of the Wire Rope Technical Board.
					 Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: Wire Rope Technical
					 Committee, P.O. Box 849, Stevensville, Maryland 21666.
(6) Standards of the Cordage Institute.
					 Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: Cordage Institute, 350
					 Lincoln Street, No. 115, Hingham, Massachusetts 02043.
(7)-(9) [Reserved]
(10) All of the materials incorporated by
					 reference are available for inspection at:
(i)
					 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Bus and Truck
					 Standards and Operations, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590;
					 and
(ii) The Office of the Federal
					 Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington, DC.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart B - LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 38-393.9 - Lamps operable

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All lamps required by this subpart shall be capable of
						being operated at all times.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart B - LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 38-393.19 - Requirements for turn signaling systems

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(a) Every truck, or truck tractor shall be
					 equipped with a signaling system that in addition to signaling turning
					 movements shall have a switch or combination of switches that will cause the
					 two front turn signals and the two rear turn signals to flash simultaneously as
					 a vehicular traffic hazard warning as required by Regulation Regulation
					 38-392.22
					 with the ignition on or off.
(b)
					 Every semitrailer and full trailer shall be equipped so as to have the two rear
					 turn signals to flash simultaneously with the two front turn signals of the
					 towing vehicle as a vehicular traffic hazard warning as required by Regulation
					 38-392.22(a).
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart B - LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 38-393.20 - Clearance lamps to indicate extreme width and height

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Clearance lamps shall be mounted so as to indicate the
						extreme width of the motor vehicle (not including mirrors) and as near the top
						thereof as practicable: Provided, That when rear identification lamps are
						mounted at the extreme height of the vehicle, rear clearance lamps may be
						mounted at optional height: And provided further, That when mounting of front
						clearance lamps at the highest point of a trailer results in such lamps failing
						to mark the extreme width of the trailer, such lamps may be mounted at optional
						height but must indicate the extreme width of the trailer. Clearance lamps on
						truck tractors shall be so located as to indicate the extreme width of the
						truck tractor cab.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart B - LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 38-393.22 - Combination of lighting devices and reflectors

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(a) Permitted combinations. Except as
					 provided in paragraph (b), two or more lighting devices and reflectors (whether
					 or not required by the rules in 38-382) may be combined optically if
(1) Each required lighting device and
					 reflector conforms to the applicable rules in 38-382; and
(2) Neither the mounting nor the use of a
					 non-required lighting device or reflector impairs the effectiveness of a
					 required lighting device or reflector or causes that device or reflector to be
					 inconsistent with the applicable rules in 38-382.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart B - LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 38-393.23 - Lighting devices to be electric

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Lighting devices shall be electric, except that red
						liquid burning lanterns may be used on the end of loads in the nature of poles,
						pipes, and ladders projecting to the rear of the motor
						vehicle.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart B - LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 38-393.24 - Requirements for head lamps and auxiliary road lighting lamps

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(a) Mounting. Head
					 lamps and auxiliary road lighting lamps shall be mounted so that the beams are
					 readily adjustable, both vertically and horizontally, and the mounting shall be
					 such that the aim is not readily disturbed by ordinary conditions of
					 service.
(b) Head lamps required.
					 Every truck, and truck tractor shall be equipped with a headlighting system
					 composed of at least two head lamps, not including fog or other auxiliary
					 lamps, with an equal number on each side of the vehicle. The headlighting
					 system shall provide an upper and lower distribution of light, selectable at
					 the driver's will.
(c) Fog, adverse
					 weather, and auxiliary road lighting lamps. For the purposes of 38-393, fog,
					 adverse weather, and auxiliary road lighting lamps, when installed, are
					 considered to be a part of the headlighting system. Such lamps may be used in
					 lieu of head lamps under conditions making their use advisable if there be at
					 least one such lamp conforming to the appropriate SAE
					 Standard1 for such lamps on each side of the
					 vehicle.
(d) Aiming and intensity.
					 Head lamps shall be constructed and installed so as to provide adequate and
					 reliable illumination and shall conform to the appropriate specification set
					 forth in the SAE Standards1 for "Electric Head Lamps
					 for Motor Vehicles" or "Sealed Beam Head Lamp Units for Motor
					 Vehicles."
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart B - LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 38-393.25 - Requirements for lamps other than head lamps

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(a) Mounting. All lamps shall be permanently
					 and securely mounted in workmanlike manner on a permanent part of the motor
					 vehicle, except that temporary lamps on motor vehicles being transported in
					 driveaway towaway operations and temporary electric lamps on projecting loads
					 need not be permanently mounted nor mounted on a permanent part of the vehicle.
					 The requirement for three identification lamps on the centerline of a vehicle
					 will be met as to location by one lamp on the centerline, with the other two at
					 right and left. All temporary lamps must be firmly attached.
(b) Visibility. All required exterior lamps
					 shall be so mounted as to be capable of being seen at all distances between 500
					 feet and 50 feet under clear atmospheric conditions during the time lamps are
					 required to be lighted. The light from front clearance and front identification
					 lamps shall be visible to the front, that from sidemarker lamps to the side,
					 that from rear clearance, rear identification, and tail lamps to the rear, and
					 that from projecting loadmarker lamps from those directions required by
					 Regulation Regulation
					 38-393.11.
					 This shall not be construed to apply to lamps on one unit which are obscured by
					 another unit of a combination of vehicles.
(c) Specifications. All required lamps except
					 those already installed on vehicles tendered for transportation in driveaway
					 and towaway operations shall conform to appropriate requirements of the SAE
					 Standards and/or Recommended Practices1 as indicated
					 below, except that the minimum required marking of lamps conforming to the 1985
					 requirements shall be as specified in paragraph (d). Projecting load marker
					 lamps shall conform to the requirements for clearance, side marker, and
					 identification lamps. Turn signals shall conform to the requirements for class
					 A, Type I turn signals, provided.
(1) Lamps on
					 vehicles made before July 1, 1961, excepting replacement lamps as specified in
					 paragraph (c)(2), shall conform to the 1952 requirements.
(2) Lamps on vehicles made on and after July
					 1, 1961, and replacement lamps installed on and after December 31, 1961, shall
					 conform to the 1985 requirements.
(3) Lamps temporarily attached to vehicles
					 transported in driveaway and towaway operations on and after December 31, 1961,
					 shall conform to the 1985 requirements.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart B - LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 38-393.27 - Wiring specifications

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(a)
					 Wiring for both low voltage (tension) and high voltage (tension) circuits shall
					 be constructed and installed so as to meet design requirements. Wiring shall
					 meet or exceed, both mechanically and electrically, the following SAE Standards
					 as found in the 1985 edition of the SAE Handbook:
(1) Commercial vehicle engine ignition
					 systems SAE J557 High Tension Ignition Cable.
(2) Commercial vehicle battery cable SAE
					 J1127 Jan 80 Battery Cable.
(3)
					 Other commercial vehicle wiring SAE J1128 Low Tension Primary Cable.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart B - LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 38-393.28 - Wiring to be protected

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(a) The
					 wiring shall
(1) Be so installed that
					 connections are protected from weather, abrasion, road splash, grease, oil,
					 fuel and chafing;
(2) Be grouped
					 together, when possible, and protected by nonconductive tape, braid, or other
					 covering capable of withstanding severe abrasion or shall be protected by being
					 enclosed in a sheath or tube;
(3)
					 Be properly supported in a manner to prevent chafing;
(4) Not be so located as to be likely to be
					 charred, overheated, or enmeshed in moving parts;
(5) Not have terminals or splices located
					 above the fuel tank except for the fuel sender wiring and terminal;
					 and
(6) Be protected when passing
					 through holes in metal by a grommet, or other means, or the wiring shall be
					 encased in a protective covering.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart B - LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 38-393.29 - Grounds

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The battery ground and trailer return ground connections
						on a grounded system shall be readily accessible. The contact surfaces of
						electrical connections shall be clean and free of oxide, paint, or other
						nonconductive coating.