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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 1998Source: annual CFR editions 1998–1999

§ 390.401 Applicability.

Wording first on file in the 1998 annual edition, superseded by the 2000 annual edition.

govinfo, 1998 edition ↗
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 1998 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 1998 and Oct. 1, 1998 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 390.401 — Applicability.. Text in force on October 1, 1998. This wording effective October 1, 1998 to October 1, 2000. Source: govinfo, 1998 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1998-title49-vol4/CFR-1998-title49-vol4-sec390-401. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/390.401?asof=1998-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

These rules govern all for-hire motor carriers except those providing:

(a) Joint, through, regular-route passenger service under continuing lease or interchange arrangements, if the vehicle owner's name and “MC” number are displayed as prescribed at § 390.403, and if the carriers have filed with the Commission's appropriate Regional Director(s) and posted in each terminal and ticket agency on the involved routes a published schedule showing the points between which each joint carrier assumes control and responsibility for the vehicle's operation; and

(b) Nonscheduled, charter, luxury-type passenger service using limousine-type vehicles with a capacity of six or fewer passengers.

[55 FR 11199, Mar. 27, 1990. Redesignated at 61 FR 54710, Oct. 21, 1996; 62 FR 49942, Sept. 24, 1997]

Amendment history

2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1998
  1. Oct. 15, 2019 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
  2. Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 1, 2000annual editions 1998–1999viewing
    [55 FR 11199, Mar. 27, 1990. Redesignated at 61 FR 54710, Oct. 21, 1996; 62 FR 49942, Sept. 24, 1997]

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.