Applicability of Tank Vehicle Endorsement Expanded in FMCSA Final Rule

摘要

On May 9, 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a final rule in the Federal Register (76 FR 26854) entitled "Commercial Driver's License Testing and Commercial Learner's Permit Standards". The rule amends the commercial driver's license (CDL) and skills testing standards and establishes new minimum standards for States to issue the commercial learner's permit (CLP). Included in the final rule is a change in 49 CFR 383.5 to the definition of "tank vehicle" which appears to expand the applicability of the tank vehicle endorsement to intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) and certain previously excluded portable tanks.