Current textIn force on Sept. 30, 2003Source: annual CFR editions 1998–2016
§ 387.305 Combination vehicles.
Current wording, first on file in the 1998 annual edition.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2002 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2002 and Sept. 30, 2003 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 387.305 — Combination vehicles.. Text in force on September 30, 2003. This wording effective October 1, 1998 to present. Source: govinfo, 2002 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2002-title49-vol4/CFR-2002-title49-vol4-sec387-305. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/387.305?asof=2003-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
The following combinations will be regarded as one motor vehicle for purposes of this part, (a) a tractor and trailer or semitrailer when the tractor is engaged solely in drawing the trailer or semitrailer, and (b) a truck and trailer when both together bear a single load.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1998A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.