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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 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart B - LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 38-393.30 - Battery installation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Every storage battery on every vehicle, unless located in
						the engine compartment, shall be covered by a fixed part of the motor vehicle
						or protected by a removable cover or enclosure. Removable covers or enclosures
						shall be substantial and shall be securely latched or fastened. The storage
						battery compartment and adjacent metal parts which might corrode by reason of
						battery leakage shall be painted or coated with an acid resisting paint or
						coating and shall have openings to provide ample battery ventilation and
						drainage. Wherever the cable to the starting motor passes through a metal
						compartment, the cable shall be protected against grounding by an acid and
						waterproof insulating bushing. Wherever a battery and a fuel tank are both
						placed under the driver's seat, they shall be partitioned from each other, and
						each compartment shall be provided with an independent cover, ventilation, and
						drainage.
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 38-393.31 - Overload protective devices

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) The current to all low tension circuits
					 shall pass through overload protective devices except that this requirement
					 shall not be applicable to battery to starting motor or battery to generator
					 circuits, ignition and engine control circuits, horn circuits, electrically
					 operated fuel pump circuits, or electric brake circuits.
(b) Trucks and truck tractors meeting the
					 definition of a commercial motor vehicle and manufactured after June 30, 1953
					 shall have protective devices for electrical circuits arranged so that:
(1) The headlamp circuit or circuits shall
					 not be affected by a short circuit in any other lighting circuits on the motor
					 vehicle; or
(2) The protective
					 device shall be an automatic reset overload circuit breaker if the headlight
					 circuit is protected in common with other circuits.
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 38-393.32 - Detachable electrical connections

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Electrical wiring between towing and towed vehicles shall
						be contained in a cable or cables or entirely within another substantially
						constructed protective device. All such electrical wiring shall be mechanically
						and electrically adequate and free of short or open circuits. Suitable
						provision shall be made in every such detachable connection to afford
						reasonable assurance against connection in an incorrect manner or accidental
						disconnection. Detachable connections made by twisting together wires from the
						towed and towing units are prohibited. Precaution shall be taken to provide
						sufficient slack in the connecting wire or cable to accommodate without damage
						all normal motions of the parts to which they are attached.
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 38-393.33 - Wiring, installation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Electrical wiring shall be systematically arranged and
						installed in a workmanlike manner. All detachable wiring, except temporary
						wiring connections for driveaway towaway operations, shall be attached to posts
						or terminals by means of suitable cable terminals which conform to the SAE
						Standard1 for "Cable Terminals" or by cable
						terminals which are mechanically and electrically at least equal to such
						terminals. The number of wires attached to any post shall be limited to the
						number which such post was designed to accommodate. The presence of bare,
						loose, dangling, chafing, or poorly connected wires is
						prohibited.
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 C - BRAKES › Section 38-393.40 - Required brake systems

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a)
					 General. A truck, truck tractor, or a combination of motor vehicles must have
					 brakes adequate to control the movement of, and to stop and hold, the vehicle
					 or combination of vehicles.
(b)
					 Specific systems required.
(1) A truck, truck
					 tractor, or combination of motor vehicles must have
(i) A service brake system that conforms to
					 the requirements of Regulation 38-393.52; and
(ii) A parking brake system that conforms to
					 the requirements of Regulation Regulation
					 38-393.41.
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 C - BRAKES › Section 38-393.41 - Parking brake system

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Every
					 commercial motor vehicle manufactured on and after March 7, 1990, except an
					 agricultural commodity trailer, converter dolly, heavy hauler or pulpwood
					 trailer, shall at all times be equipped with a parking brake system adequate to
					 hold the vehicle or combination under any condition of loading as required by
					 FMVSS 571.121. An agricultural commodity trailer, heavy hauler or pulpwood
					 trailer shall carry sufficient chocking blocks to prevent movement when
					 parked.
(b) The parking brake
					 system shall at all times be capable of being applied in conformance with the
					 requirements of paragraph (a) of 38-393.41 either the driver's muscular effort,
					 or by spring action, or by other energy, provided, that if such other energy is
					 depended on for application of the parking brake, then an accumulation of such
					 energy shall be isolated from any common source and used exclusively for the
					 operation of the parking brake.
(c)
					 The parking brake system shall be held in the applied position by energy other
					 than fluid pressure, air pressure, or electric energy. The parking brake system
					 shall be such that it cannot be released unless adequate energy is available
					 upon release of the parking brake to make immediate further application with
					 the required effectiveness.
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 C - BRAKES › Section 38-393.42 - Brakes required on all wheels

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Every commercial motor vehicle shall be
					 equipped with brakes acting on all wheels.
(b) Exception.
(1) Trucks or truck tractors having three or
					 more axles
(i) Need not have brakes on the
					 front wheels if the vehicle was manufactured before July 25, 1980; or
(ii) Manufactured between July 24, 1980, and
					 October 27, 1986, must be retrofitted to meet the requirements of 38-393 within
					 one year from February 26, 1987, if the brake components have been
					 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 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart C - BRAKES › Section 38-393.43 - Breakaway and emergency braking

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Every motor vehicle, if used to tow a
					 trailer equipped with brakes, shall be equipped with means for providing that
					 in case of breakaway of such trailer the service brakes on the towing vehicle
					 will be sufficiently operative to stop the towing vehicle.
(b) Every truck or truck tractor equipped
					 with air brakes, when used for towing other vehicles equipped with air brakes,
					 shall be equipped with two means of activating the emergency features of the
					 trailer brakes. One of these means shall operate automatically in the event of
					 reduction of the towing vehicle air supply to a fixed pressure which shall not
					 be lower than 20 pounds per square inch nor higher than 45 pounds per square
					 inch. The other means shall be a manually controlled device readily operable by
					 a person seated in the driving seat. Its emergency position or method of
					 operation shall be clearly indicated. In no instance may the manual means be so
					 arranged as to permit its use to prevent operation of the automatic means. The
					 automatic and manual means required may be, but are not required to be,
					 separate.
(c) Every truck tractor
					 and truck when used for towing other vehicles equipped with vacuum brakes,
					 shall have, in addition to the single control required by Regulation Regulation
					 38-393.49
					 to operate all brakes of the combination, a second manual control device which
					 can be used to operate the brakes on the towed vehicles in emergencies. Such
					 second control shall be independent of brake air, hydraulic, and other
					 pressure, and independent of other controls, unless the braking system be so
					 arranged that failure of the pressure on which the second control depends will
					 cause the towed vehicle brakes to be applied automatically. The second control
					 is not required by this rule to provide modulated or graduated
					 braking.
(d) Every trailer required
					 to be equipped with brakes shall be equipped with brakes of such character as
					 to be applied automatically and promptly upon breakaway from the towing
					 vehicle, and means shall be provided to maintain application of the brakes on
					 the trailer in such case for at least 15 minutes.
(e) Air brake systems installed on towed
					 vehicles shall be so designed, by the use of "no bleed back" relay emergency
					 valves or equivalent devices, that the supply reservoir used to provide air for
					 brakes shall be safeguarded against backflow of air to the towing vehicle upon
					 reduction of the towing vehicle air pressure.
(f) The requirements of paragraphs (b), (c),
					 and (d) shall not be applicable to motor vehicles in driveaway towaway
					 operations.
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 C - BRAKES › Section 38-393.45 - Brake tubing and hose, adequacy

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) General requirements. Brake tubing and
					 brake hose must
(1) Be designed and
					 constructed in a manner that insures proper, adequate, and continued
					 functioning of the tubing or hose;
(2) Be installed in a manner that insures
					 proper continued functioning of the tubing or hose;
(3) Be long and flexible enough to
					 accommodate without damage all normal motions of the parts to which it is
					 attached;
(4) Be suitably secured
					 against chafing, kinking, or other mechanical damage;
(5) Be installed in a manner that prevents it
					 from contacting the vehicle's exhaust system or any other source of high
					 temperatures; and
(6) Conform to
					 the applicable requirements of paragraph (b) or (c). In addition, all hose
					 installed on and after January 1, 1981, must conform to those applicable
					 subsections of FMVSS 106 (
					 49 CFR
					 571.106 ).
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 C - BRAKES › Section 38-393.46 - Brake tubing and hose connections

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
All connections for air, vacuum, or hydraulic braking
						systems shall:
(a) Be adequate in
					 material and construction to insure proper continued functioning;
(b) Be designed, constructed, and installed
					 so as to insure, when properly connected, an attachment free of leaks,
					 constrictions, or other defects;
(c) Have suitable provision in every
					 detachable connection to afford reasonable assurance against accidental
					 disconnection;
(d) Have the vacuum
					 brake engine manifold connection at least three eighths inch in
					 diameter.
(e) If installed on a
					 vehicle on or after January 1, 1981, meet requirements under applicable
					 subsections of FMVSS 106 (
					 49 CFR
					 571.106 ).
(f) Splices in tubing if installed on a
					 vehicle after March 7, 1989, must use fittings that meet the requirements of
					 SAE Standard J512 OCT 80 Automotive Tube Fittings or for air brake systems SAE
					 J246 March 81 Spherical and Flanged Sleeve (Compression) Tube Fittings as found
					 in the SAE Handbook 1985 edition.
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 C - BRAKES › Section 38-393.47 - Brake lining

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The brake lining on every motor vehicle shall be so
						constructed and installed as not to be subject to excessive fading and grabbing
						and shall be adequate in thickness, means of attachment, and physical
						characteristics to provide for safe and reliable stopping 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 C - BRAKES › Section 38-393.48 - Brakes to be operative

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a)
					 General rule. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), all brakes with
					 which a motor vehicle is equipped must at all times be capable of
					 operating.
(b) Devices to reduce or
					 remove front wheel braking effort. A motor vehicle may be equipped with a
					 device to reduce the braking effort upon its front wheels or, in the case of a
					 three axle truck or truck tractor manufactured before March 1, 1975, to remove
					 the braking effort upon its front wheels, if that device conforms to, and is
					 used in compliance with, the rules in paragraph (b) (1) or (2).
(1) Manually operated devices. A manually
					 operated device to reduce or remove the front wheel braking effort must not be
(i) Installed in a motor vehicle other than a
					 truck, or truck tractor; or
(ii)
					 Installed in a truck, or truck tractor manufactured after February 28, 1975;
					 or
(iii) Used in the reduced mode
					 except when the vehicle is operating under adverse conditions such as wet,
					 snowy, or icy roads.
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 C - BRAKES › Section 38-393.49 - Single valve to operate all brakes

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Every motor vehicle, the date of manufacture of which is
						subsequent to June 30, 1953, which is equipped with power brakes, shall have
						the braking system so arranged that one application valve shall when applied
						operate all the service brakes on the motor vehicle or combination of motor
						vehicles. This requirement shall not be construed to prohibit motor vehicles
						from being equipped with an additional valve to be used to operate the brakes
						on a trailer or trailers or as provided in Regulation Regulation 38-393.44.
						38-393 shall not be applicable to driveaway towaway operations unless the
						brakes on such operations are designed to be operated by a single
						valve.
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 C - BRAKES › Section 38-393.50 - Reservoirs required

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a)
					 General. Every commercial motor vehicle using air or vacuum for breaking shall
					 be equipped with reserve capacity or a reservoir sufficient to ensure a full
					 service brake application with the engine stopped without depleting the air
					 pressure or vacuum below 70 percent of that pressure or degree of vacuum
					 indicated by the gauge immediately before the brake application is made. For
					 purposes of 38-393, a full service brake application is considered to be made
					 when the service brake pedal is pushed to the limit of its travel.
(b) Safeguarding of air and vacuum.
(1) Every truck, and truck tractor, when
					 equipped with air or vacuum reservoirs and regardless of date of manufacture,
					 shall have such reservoirs so safeguarded by a check valve or equivalent device
					 that in the event of failure or leakage in its connection to the source of
					 compressed air or vacuum the air or vacuum supply in the reservoir shall not be
					 depleted by the leak or failure.
(2) Means shall be provided to establish the
					 check valve to be in working order. On and after May 1, 1966, means other than
					 loosening or disconnection of any connection between the source of compressed
					 air or vacuum and the check valve, and necessary tools for operation of such
					 means, shall be provided to prove that the check valve is in working order. The
					 means shall be readily accessible either from the front, side, or rear of the
					 vehicle, or from the driver's compartment.
(i)
					 In air brake systems with one reservoir, the means shall be a cock, valve,
					 plug, or equivalent device arranged to vent a cavity having free communication
					 with the connection between the check valve and the source of compressed air or
					 vacuum.
(ii) Where air is delivered
					 by a compressor into one tank or compartment (wet tank), and air for braking is
					 taken directly from another tank or compartment (dry tank) only, with the
					 required check valve between the tanks or compartments, a manually operated
					 drain cock on the first (wet) tank or compartment will serve as a means herein
					 required if it conforms to the requirements herein.
(iii) In vacuum systems stopping the engine
					 will serve as the required means, the system remaining evacuated as indicated
					 by the vacuum gauge.
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 C - BRAKES › Section 38-393.51 - Warning devices and gauges

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) General. In the manner and to the extent
					 specified in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e), a truck, or truck tractor must
					 be equipped with a signal that provides a warning to the driver when a failure
					 occurs in the vehicle's service brake system.
(b) Hydraulic brakes. A vehicle manufactured
					 on or after July 1, 1973, and having service brakes activated by hydraulic
					 fluid must be equipped with a warning signal that performs as follows:
(1) If Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
					 No. 105 (Section 571.105) was applicable to the vehicle at the time it was
					 manufactured, the warning signal must conform to the requirements of that
					 standard.
(2) If Federal Motor
					 Vehicle Safety Standard No. 105 (Section 571.105) was not applicable to the
					 vehicle at the time it was manufactured, the warning signal must become
					 operative, before or upon application of the brakes in the event of a hydraulic
					 type complete failure of a partial system. The signal must be readily audible
					 or visible to the driver.
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 C - BRAKES › Section 38-393.52 - Brake performance

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Upon
					 application of its service brakes, a motor vehicle or combination of motor
					 vehicles must under any condition of loading in which it is found on a public
					 highway, be capable of
(1) Developing a
					 braking force at least equal to the percentage of its gross weight specified in
					 the table in paragraph (d);
(2)
					 Decelerating to a stop from 20 miles per hour at not less than the rate
					 specified in the table in paragraph (d); and
(3) Stopping from 20 miles per hour in a
					 distance, measured from the point at which movement of the service brake pedal
					 or control begins, that is not greater than the distance specified in the table
					 in paragraph (d).
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 C - BRAKES › Section 38-393.53 - Automatic brake adjusters and brake adjustment indicators

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Automatic brake
					 adjusters (hydraulic brake systems). Each commercial motor vehicle manufactured
					 on or after October 20, 1993, and equipped with a hydraulic brake system, shall
					 meet the automatic brake adjustment system requirements of Federal Motor
					 Vehicle Safety Standard No. 105 (
					 49 CFR
					 571.105, S 5.1 ) applicable to the vehicle at
					 the time it was manufactured.
(b)
					 Automatic brake adjusters (air brake systems). Each commercial motor vehicle
					 manufactured on or after October 20, 1994, and equipped with an air brake
					 system shall meet the automatic brake adjustment system requirements of Federal
					 Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121 (
					 49 CFR
					 571.121, S 5.1.8 ) applicable to the vehicle
					 at the time it was manufactured.
(c) Brake adjustment indicator (air brake
					 systems). On each commercial motor vehicle manufactured on or after October 20,
					 1994, and equipped with an air brake system which contains an external
					 automatic adjustment mechanism and an exposed pushrod, the condition of service
					 brake under adjustment shall be displayed by a brake adjustment indicator
					 conforming to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121
					 (
					 49 CFR
					 571.121, S 5.1.8 ) applicable to the vehicle
					 at the time it was manufactured.
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 D - GLAZING AND WINDOW CONSTRUCTION › Section 38-393.60 - Glazing in specified openings

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Glazing material. Glazing material used
					 in windshields, windows, and doors on a motor vehicle manufactured on or after
					 December25, 1968, shall at a minimum meet the requirements of Federal Motor
					 Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 205 in effect on the date of manufacture of
					 the motor vehicle. The glazing material shall be marked in accordance with
					 FMVSS No. 205 (
					 49 CFR
					 571.205, S 6 )
(b) Windshield required. Each bus, truck and
					 truck-tractor shall be equipped with a windshield. Each windshield or portion
					 of a multi-piece windshield shall be mounted using the full periphery of the
					 glazing material.
(c) Windshield
					 condition. With the exception of the condition listed in paragraphs (c)(1),
					 (c)(2), and (c)(3), each windshield shall be free of discoloration or damage in
					 the area extending upward from the height of the top of the steering wheel
					 (excluding a 51 mm (2 inch) border at the top of the windshield) and extending
					 from a 25 mm (1 inch) border at each side of the windshield or windshield
					 panel. Exception:
(1) Coloring or tinting
					 which meets the requirements of paragraph (d);
(2) Any crack that is not intersected by any
					 other cracks;
(3) Any damaged area
					 which can be covered by a disc 19 mm (3.4 inch) in diameter if not closer than
					 76 mm (3 inches) to any other similarly damaged area.
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 D - GLAZING AND WINDOW CONSTRUCTION › Section 38-393.62 - Window obstructions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Windows, if otherwise capable of complying with
						Regulation Regulation 38-393.61 (a) and (b), shall not be obstructed by bars or
						other such means located either inside or outside such windows such as would
						hinder the escape of occupants unless such bars or other such means are so
						constructed as to provide a clear opening, at least equal to the opening
						provided by the window to which it is adjacent, when subjected to the same test
						specified in Regulation Regulation 38-393.61(c). The point of application of
						such test force shall be such as will be most likely to result in the removal
						of the obstruction.
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 E - FUEL SYSTEMS › Section 38-393.65 - All fuel systems

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Application
					 of the rules. The rules apply to systems for containing and supplying fuel for
					 the operation of motor vehicles or for the operation of auxiliary equipment
					 installed on, or used in connection with, motor vehicles.
(b) Location. Each fuel system must be
					 located on the motor vehicle so that
(1) No
					 part of the system extends beyond the widest part of the vehicle;
(2) No part of a fuel tank is forward of the
					 front axle of a power unit;
(3)
					 Fuel spilled vertically from a fuel tank while it is being filled will not
					 contact any part of the exhaust or electrical systems of the vehicle, except
					 the fuel level indicator assembly;
(4) Fill pipe openings are located outside
					 the vehicle's passenger compartment and its cargo compartment;
(5) A fuel line does not extend between a
					 towed vehicle and the vehicle that is towing it while the combination of
					 vehicles is in motion; and
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 E - FUEL SYSTEMS › Section 38-393.67 - Liquid fuel tanks

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Application
					 of the rules.
(1) A liquid fuel tank
					 manufactured on or after January 1, 1973, and a side mounted gasoline tank must
					 conform to all the rules.
(2)
					 [Reserved]
(3) A diesel fuel tank
					 manufactured before January 1, 1973, and mounted on a vehicle must conform to
					 the rules in paragraph (c)(7)(iii) Reserved
(4) [FN*]
(5) A gasoline tank, other than a side
					 mounted gasoline tank, manufactured before January 1, 1973, and mounted on a
					 vehicle must conform to the rules in paragraphs (c) (1) through (10),
					 inclusive.
(6) Private motor
					 carrier of passengers. Motor carriers engaged in the private transportation of
					 passengers may continue to operate a commercial motor vehicle which was not
					 subject to 38-393 or
					 49 CFR
					 571.301 at the time of its manufacture,
					 provided the fuel tank of such vehicle is maintained to the original
					 manufacturer's standards.
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 E - FUEL SYSTEMS › Section 38-393.69 - Liquefied petroleum gas systems

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) A fuel system that uses liquefied
					 petroleum gas as a fuel for the operation of a motor vehicle or for the
					 operation of auxiliary equipment installed on, or used in connection with, a
					 motor vehicle must conform to the "Standards for the Storage and Handling of
					 Liquefied Petroleum Gases" of the National Fire Protection Association, Battery
					 March Park, Quincy, MA 02269, as follows:
(1)
					 A fuel system installed before December 31, 1962, must conform to the 1951
					 edition of the Standards.
(2) A
					 fuel system installed on or after December 31, 1962, and before January 1,
					 1973, must conform to Division IV of the June 1959 edition of the
					 Standards.
(3) A fuel system
					 installed on or after January 1, 1973, and providing fuel for propulsion of the
					 motor vehicle must conform to Division IV of the 1969 edition of the
					 Standards.
(4) A fuel system
					 installed on or after January 1, 1973, and providing fuel for the operation of
					 auxiliary equipment must conform to Division VII of the 1969 edition of the
					 Standards.
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 F - COUPLING DEVICES AND TOWING METHODS › Section 38-393.70 - Coupling devices and towing methods, except for driveaway towaway operations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a)
					 Tracking. When two or more vehicles are operated in combination, the coupling
					 devices connecting the vehicles shall be designed, constructed, and installed,
					 and the vehicles shall be designed and constructed, so that when the
					 combination is operated in a straight line on a level, smooth, paved surface,
					 the path of the towed vehicle will not deviate more than 3 inches to either
					 side of the path of the vehicle that tows it.
(b) Fifth wheel assemblies
(1) Mounting
(i) Lower half. The lower half of a fifth
					 wheel mounted on a truck tractor or converter dolly must be secured to the
					 frame of that vehicle with properly designed brackets, mounting plates or
					 angles and properly tightened bolts of adequate size and grade, or devices that
					 provide equivalent security. The installation shall not cause cracking,
					 warping, or deformation of the frame. The installation must include a device
					 for positively preventing the lower half of the fifth wheel from shifting on
					 the frame to which it is attached.
(ii) Upper half. The upper half of a fifth
					 wheel must be fastened to the motor vehicle with at least the same security
					 required for the installation of the lower half on a truck tractor or converter
					 dolly.
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 F - COUPLING DEVICES AND TOWING METHODS › Section 38-393.71 - Coupling devices and towing methods, driveaway towaway operations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Number in
					 combination.
(1) No more than three saddle
					 mounts may be used in any combination.
(2) No more than one tow bar may be used in
					 any combination.
(3) When motor
					 vehicles are towed by means of triple saddle mounts, the towed vehicles shall
					 have brakes acting on all wheels which are in contact with the
					 roadway.
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 G - MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES › Section 38-393.75 - Tires

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) No motor
					 vehicle shall be operated on any tire that (1) has body ply or belt material
					 exposed through the tread or sidewall, (2) has any tread or sidewall
					 separation, (3) is flat or has an audible leak, or (4) has a cut to the extent
					 that the ply or belt material is exposed.
(b) Any tire on the front wheels of a truck,
					 or truck tractor shall have a tread groove pattern depth of at least 4/32 of an
					 inch when measured at any point on a major tread groove. The measurements shall
					 not be made where tie bars, humps, or fillets are located.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph (b),
					 tires shall have a tread groove pattern depth of at least 2/32 of an inch when
					 measured in a major tread groove. The measurement shall not be made where tie
					 bars, humps or fillets are located.
(d) [Reserved]
(e) No truck or truck tractor shall be
					 operated with re-grooved tires on the front wheels which have a load carrying
					 capacity equal to or greater than that of 8.25 20 8 ply rating tires.
(f) Tire loading restrictions. No motor
					 vehicle (except manufactured homes, which are governed by paragraph (g) shall
					 be operated with tires that carry a weight greater than that marked on the
					 sidewall of the tire or, in the absence of such a marking, a weight greater
					 than that specified for the tires in any of the publications of any of the
					 organizations listed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119 (
					 49
					 CFR 571.119, S 5.1(b) unless:
(1) The vehicle is being operated under the
					 terms of a special permit issued by the State: and
(2) The vehicle is being operated at a
					 reduced speed to compensate for the tire loading in excess of the manufacture's
					 rated capacity for the tire. In no case shall the speed exceed 80 km/hr (50
					 mph).
TABLE 1 - INFLATION PRESSURE MEASUREMENT
									 CORRECTION FOR HEAT
Minimum inflation pressure buildup
Average speed of tire in previous hour
Tires with 1,814 kg. (4,00 lbs) maximum load
									 rating or less
Tires with over 1.814 kg. (4,000 lbs) load
									 rating
66 to 88.5 km/h (41 to 55 mi/h)
34.5 kPa (5 psi)
103.4 kPa (15 psi)
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 G - MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES › Section 38-393.76 - Sleeper berths

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a)
					 Dimensions--
(1) Size. A sleeper berth must
					 be at least the following size:
Date of installation on motor vehicle
Length measured on center-line of longitudinal
									 axis (inches)
Width measured on centerline of transverse axis
									 (inches)
Height measured from highest point of top of
									 mattress (inches) [FN1]
Before January 1, 1953 ..
72
18
18
After December 31, 1952, and before October
									 1,1975 ..................
75
21
21
After September 30, 1975
75
24
24
[FN1] In the case of a sleeper berth which
									 utilizes an adjustable mechanical suspension system, the required clearance can
									 be measured when the suspension system is adjusted to the height to which it
									 would settle when occupied by a driver.
(2) Shape. A sleeper berth installed on a
					 motor vehicle on or after January 1, 1953 must be of generally rectangular
					 shape, except that the horizontal corners and the roof corners may be rounded
					 to radii not exceeding 10 1/2 inches.
(3) Access. A sleeper berth must be
					 constructed so that an occupant's ready entrance to, and exit from, the sleeper
					 berth is not unduly hindered.
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 G - MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES › Section 38-393.77 - Heaters

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
On every motor vehicle, every heater shall comply with
						the following requirements:
(a)
					 Prohibited types of heaters. The installation or use of the following types of
					 heaters is prohibited:
(1) Exhaust heaters.
					 Any type of exhaust heater in which the engine exhaust gases are conducted into
					 or through any space occupied by persons or any heater which conducts engine
					 compartment air into any such space.
(2) Unenclosed flame heaters. Any type of
					 heater employing a flame which is not fully enclosed, except that such heaters
					 are not prohibited when used for heating the cargo of tank motor
					 vehicles.
(3) Heaters permitting
					 fuel leakage. Any type of heater from the burner of which there could be
					 spillage or leakage of fuel upon the tilting or overturning of the vehicle in
					 which it is mounted.
(4) Heaters
					 permitting air contamination. Any heater taking air, heated or to be heated,
					 from the engine compartment or from direct contact with any portion of the
					 exhaust system; or any heater taking air in ducts from the outside atmosphere
					 to be conveyed through the engine compartment, unless said ducts are so
					 constructed and installed as to prevent contamination of the air so conveyed by
					 exhaust or engine compartment gases.
(5) Solid fuel heaters except wood charcoal.
					 Any stove or other heater employing solid fuel except wood charcoal.
(6) Portable heaters. Portable heaters shall
					 not be used in any space occupied by persons except the cargo space of motor
					 vehicles which are being loaded or unloaded.
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 G - MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES › Section 38-393.78 - Windshield wipers

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Every
					 truck, and truck tractor, having a windshield, shall be equipped with at least
					 two automatically operating windshield wiper blades, one on each side of the
					 centerline of the windshield, for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from
					 the windshield and which shall be in such condition as to provide clear vision
					 for the driver, unless one such blade be so arranged as to clean an area of the
					 windshield extending to within 1 inch of the limit of vision through the
					 windshield at each side: Provided, however, That in driveaway towaway
					 operations shall apply only to the driven vehicle: And provided further, That
					 one windshield wiper blade will suffice when such driven vehicle in driveaway
					 towaway operation constitutes part or all of the property being transported and
					 has no provision for two such blades.
(b) Every truck, and truck tractor, the date
					 of manufacture of which is subsequent to June 30, 1953, which depends upon
					 vacuum to operate the windshield wipers, shall be so constructed that the
					 operation of the wipers will not be materially impaired by change in the intake
					 manifold pressure.
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 G - MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES › Section 38-393.79 - Defrosting device

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Every truck, and truck tractor having a windshield, when
						operating under conditions such that ice, snow, or frost would be likely to
						collect on the outside of the windshield or condensation on the inside of the
						windshield, shall be equipped with a device or other means, not manually
						operated, for preventing or removing such obstructions to the driver's view:
						Provided, however, That 38-393 shall not apply in driveaway towaway operations
						when the driven vehicle is a part of the shipment being
						delivered.
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 G - MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES › Section 38-393.80 - Rear vision mirrors

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Every
					 truck, and truck tractor shall be equipped with two rear vision mirrors, one at
					 each side, firmly attached to the outside of the motor vehicle, and so located
					 as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear, along both sides
					 of the vehicle. All such regulated rear vision mirrors and their replacements
					 shall meet, as a minimum, the requirements of FMVSS No. 111 (
					 49 CFR
					 571.111 ) in force at the time the vehicle
					 was manufactured.
(b) Exceptions.
(1) Mirrors installed on a vehicle
					 manufactured prior to January 1, 1981, may be continued in service, provided
					 that if the mirrors are replaced they shall be replaced with mirrors meeting,
					 as a minimum, the requirements of FMVSS No. 111 (
					 49 CFR
					 571.111 ) in force at the time the vehicle
					 was manufactured.
(2) Only one
					 outside mirror shall be required, which shall be on the driver's side, on
					 trucks which are so constructed that the driver has a view to the rear by means
					 of an interior mirror.
(3) In
					 driveway towaway operations, the driven vehicle shall have at least one mirror
					 furnishing a clear view to the rear. ( 49 U.S.C. 3102;
					 49 CFR
					 1.48.)
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 G - MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES › Section 38-393.81 - Horn

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Every truck, truck tractor, and every driven motor
						vehicle in driveaway towaway operations shall be equipped with a horn and
						actuating elements which shall be in such condition as to give an adequate and
						reliable warning signal.
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 G - MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES › Section 38-393.82 - Speedometer

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Every truck and truck tractor, manufactured after January
						1, 1996, shall be equipped with a speedometer indicating vehicle speed in miles
						per hour, which shall be operative with reasonable accuracy; however, this
						requirement shall not apply to any driven vehicle which is part of a shipment
						being delivered in a driveaway towaway operation if such driven vehicle is
						equipped with an effective means of limiting its maximum speed to 45 miles per
						hour, nor to any towed 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 G - MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES › Section 38-393.83 - Exhaust systems

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Every motor
					 vehicle having a device (other than as part of its cargo) capable of expelling
					 harmful combustion fumes shall have a system to direct the discharge of such
					 fumes. No part shall be located where its location would likely result in
					 burning, charring, or damaging the electrical wiring, the fuel supply, or any
					 combustible part of the motor vehicle.
(b) No exhaust system shall discharge to the
					 atmosphere at a location immediately below the fuel tank or the fuel tank
					 filler pipe.
(c)
					 [Reserved]
(d) [Reserved]
(e) The exhaust system of every truck and
					 truck tractor shall discharge to the atmosphere at a location to the rear of
					 the cab or, if the exhaust projects above the cab, at a location near the rear
					 of the cab.
(f) No part of the
					 exhaust system shall be temporarily repaired with wrap or patches.
(g) No part of the exhaust system shall leak
					 or discharge at a point forward of or directly below the driver/sleeper
					 compartment. The exhaust outlet may discharge above the cab/sleeper
					 roofline.
(h) The exhaust system
					 must be securely fastened to the vehicle.
(i) Exhaust systems may use hangers which
					 permit required movement due to expansion and contraction caused by heat of the
					 exhaust and relative motion between engine and chassis of a vehicle.