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Historical textIn force on March 22, 2022Source: eCFR

§ 387.9 Financial responsibility, minimum levels.

Wording effective October 14, 2021, superseded November 17, 2023.

eCFR as of March 22, 2022 ↗
49 CFR § 387.9 — Financial responsibility, minimum levels.. Text in force on March 22, 2022. This wording effective October 14, 2021 to November 17, 2023. Source: eCFR as of March 22, 2022, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2022-03-22/title-49/section-387.9. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/387.9?asof=2022-03-22, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

The minimum levels of financial responsibility referred to in § 387.7 are hereby prescribed as follows:

Table 1 to § 387.9—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 bulk in cargo tanks, portable tanks, or hopper-type vehicles with capacities in bulk; in bulk Division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 materials; Division 2.3, Hazard Zone A material; in bulk Division 6.1, Packing Group I, Hazard Zone A material; in bulk Division 2.1 or 2.2 material; or highway route controlled quantities of a Class 7 material, as defined in 49 CFR 173.4035,000,000
(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, or hazardous substances defined in 49 CFR 171.8 and listed in 49 CFR 172.101, but not mentioned in entry (2) or (4) of this table1,000,000
(4) For-hire and Private (In interstate or foreign commerce, with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,001 pounds)In bulk Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 material; in bulk Division 2.3, Hazard Zone A material; in bulk 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 173.4035,000,000

[86 FR 57071, Oct. 14, 2021]

Amendment history

7 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. July 21, 2026 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [86 FR 57071, Oct. 14, 2021, as amended at 88 FR 80183, Nov. 17, 2023; 91 FR 45660, July 21, 2026]
  2. Nov. 17, 2023 → July 21, 2026eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [86 FR 57071, Oct. 14, 2021, as amended at 88 FR 80183, Nov. 17, 2023]
  3. Oct. 14, 2021 → Nov. 17, 2023eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
    [86 FR 57071, Oct. 14, 2021]
  4. Jan. 1, 2017 → Oct. 14, 2021eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [73 FR 76496, Dec. 16, 2008]
  5. Oct. 1, 2009 → Jan. 1, 2017annual editions 2009–2016diff vs. previous
    [73 FR 76946, Dec. 16, 2008]
  6. Oct. 1, 2003 → Oct. 1, 2009annual editions 2003–2008diff vs. previous
    [59 FR 63923, Dec. 12, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 61821, Oct. 2, 2002]
  7. 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.