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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 2010Source: annual CFR editions 2009–2011

§ 390.42 What are the responsibilities of drivers and motor carriers operating intermodal equipment?

Wording first on file in the 2009 annual edition, superseded by the 2012 annual edition.

govinfo, 2010 edition ↗
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49 CFR § 390.42 — What are the responsibilities of drivers and motor carriers operating intermodal equipment?. Text in force on October 1, 2010. This wording effective October 1, 2009 to October 1, 2012. Source: govinfo, 2010 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2010-title49-vol5/CFR-2010-title49-vol5-sec390-42. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/390.42?asof=2010-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Before operating intermodal equipment over the road, the driver accepting the equipment must inspect the equipment components listed in § 392.7(b) of this subchapter and be satisfied they are in good working order.

(b) A driver or motor carrier transporting intermodal equipment must report to the intermodal equipment provider, or its designated agent, any known damage, defects, or deficiencies in the intermodal equipment at the time the equipment is returned to the provider or the provider's designated agent. If no damage, defects, or deficiencies are discovered by the driver, the report shall so indicate. The report must include, at a minimum, the items in § 396.11(a)(2) of this chapter.

Amendment history

4 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 2009
  1. Nov. 18, 2024 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [73 FR 76822, Dec. 17, 2008, as amended at 77 FR 34852, June 12, 2012; 77 FR 59828, Oct. 1, 2012; 80 FR 59074, Oct. 1, 2015]
  2. Oct. 1, 2015 → Nov. 18, 2024annual editions 2015–2016diff vs. previous
    [73 FR 76822, Dec. 17, 2008, as amended at 77 FR 34852, June 12, 2012; 77 FR 59828, Oct. 1, 2012; 80 FR 59074, Oct. 1, 2015]
  3. Oct. 1, 2012 → Oct. 1, 2015annual editions 2012–2014diff vs. previous
    [73 FR 76822, Dec. 17, 2008, as amended at 77 FR 34852, June 12, 2012; 77 FR 59828, Oct. 1, 2012]
  4. Oct. 1, 2009 → Oct. 1, 2012annual editions 2009–2011viewing

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.