Historical textIn force on Sept. 7, 2021Source: eCFR
§ 387.9 Financial responsibility, minimum levels.
Wording effective January 1, 2017, superseded October 14, 2021.
49 CFR § 387.9 — Financial responsibility, minimum levels.. Text in force on September 7, 2021. This wording effective January 1, 2017 to October 14, 2021. Source: eCFR as of September 7, 2021, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2021-09-07/title-49/section-387.9. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/387.9?asof=2021-09-07, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
The minimum levels of financial responsibility referred to in § 387.7 of this subpart are hereby prescribed as follows:
Schedule of Limits - Public Liability
| Type of carriage | Commodity transported | January 1, 1985 |
|---|---|---|
| (1) For-hire (In interstate or foreign commerce, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds) | Property (nonhazardous) | $750,000 |
| (2) For-hire and Private (In interstate, foreign, or intrastate commerce, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds) | Hazardous substances, as defined in 49 CFR 171.8, transported in cargo tanks, portable tanks, or hopper-type vehicles with capacities in excess of 3,500 water gallons; or in bulk Division 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 materials. Division 2.3, Hazard Zone A, or Division 6.1, Packing Group I, Hazard Zone A material; in bulk Division 2.1 or 2.2; or highway route controlled quantities of a Class 7 material, as defined in 49 CFR 173.403 | 5,000,000 |
| (3) For-hire and Private (In interstate or foreign commerce, in any quantity; or in intrastate commerce, in bulk only; with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds) | Oil listed in 49 CFR 172.101; hazardous waste, hazardous materials, and hazardous substances defined in 49 CFR 171.8 and listed in 49 CFR 172.101, but not mentioned in (2) above or (4) below | 1,000,000 |
| (4) For-hire and Private (In interstate or foreign commerce, with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,001 pounds) | Any quantity of Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 material; any quantity of a Division 2.3, Hazard Zone A, or Division 6.1, Packing Group I, Hazard Zone A material; or highway route controlled quantities of a Class 7 material as defined in 49 CFR 173.403 | 5,000,000 |
[73 FR 76496, Dec. 16, 2008]
Amendment history
7 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996- [86 FR 57071, Oct. 14, 2021, as amended at 88 FR 80183, Nov. 17, 2023; 91 FR 45660, July 21, 2026]
- [86 FR 57071, Oct. 14, 2021, as amended at 88 FR 80183, Nov. 17, 2023]
- [86 FR 57071, Oct. 14, 2021]
- [73 FR 76496, Dec. 16, 2008]
- [73 FR 76946, Dec. 16, 2008]
- [59 FR 63923, Dec. 12, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 61821, Oct. 2, 2002]
- Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2003annual editions 1996–2002[59 FR 63923, Dec. 12, 1994]
A 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.