Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73
§31307 Minimum training requirements for operators of longer combination vehicles
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— - MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › Part PART B— - COMMERCIAL › Chapter CHAPTER 313— - COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS › § 31307
Summary
Secretary must keep rules requiring minimum training and certified instructors who meet Secretary requirements for drivers of longer combination vehicles—truck tractors with more than one trailer on the Eisenhower Interstate System over 80,000 pounds.
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Title 49, §31307
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(a)In this section, “longer combination vehicle” means a vehicle consisting of a truck tractor and more than one trailer or semitrailer that operates on the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways with a gross vehicle weight of more than 80,000 pounds.
(b)The Secretary of Transportation shall maintain regulations establishing minimum training requirements for operators of longer combination vehicles. The training shall include certification of an operator’s proficiency by an instructor who has met the requirements established by the Secretary.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 31307(a)49 App.:2302 (note).Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, § 4007(f), 105 Stat. 2153. 31307(b)49 App.:2302 (note).Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, § 4007(b), 105 Stat. 2152. In subsection (a), the words “a vehicle consisting” are substituted for “any combination” for clarity. The words “Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways” are substituted for “National System of Interstate and Defense Highways” because of the Act of October 15, 1990 (Public Law 101–427, 104 Stat. 927). In subsection (b), the words “Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding” are omitted as executed.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2015—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–94, § 5508(b)(5), amended Pub. L. 112–141, § 32931(c). See 2012 Amendment note below. 2012—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–141, § 32931(c), as amended by Pub. L. 114–94, § 5508(b)(5), substituted “The Secretary of Transportation shall maintain” for “Not later than December 18, 1994, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2015 Amendment Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title V, § 5508(b), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1554, provided that the amendment made by section 5508(b)(5) is effective as of July 6, 2012, and as if included in Pub. L. 112–141 as enacted.
Effective Date
of 2012 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 112–141 effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
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Citation
49 U.S.C. § 31307
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73