Historical textIn force on May 31, 2023Source: eCFR
§ 387.9 Financial responsibility, minimum levels.
Wording effective October 14, 2021, superseded November 17, 2023.
49 CFR § 387.9 — Financial responsibility, minimum levels.. Text in force on May 31, 2023. This wording effective October 14, 2021 to November 17, 2023. Source: eCFR as of May 31, 2023, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2023-05-31/title-49/section-387.9. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/387.9?asof=2023-05-31, 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 173.403 | 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, 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 table | 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) | 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 173.403 | 5,000,000 |
[86 FR 57071, Oct. 14, 2021]
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.