Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 1997Source: annual CFR edition 1996

§ 391.33 Equivalent of road test.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 1998 annual edition.

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49 CFR § 391.33 — Equivalent of road test.. Text in force on October 1, 1997. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 1998. Source: govinfo, 1996 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1996-title49-vol4/CFR-1996-title49-vol4-sec391-33. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/391.33?asof=1997-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) In place of, and as equivalent to, the road test required by § 391.31, a person who seeks to drive a commercial motor vehicle may present, and a motor carrier may accept—

(1) A valid operator's license which has been issued to him/her by a State that licenses drivers to operate specific categories of commercial motor vehicles and which, under the laws of that State, licenses him/her after successful completion of a road test in a commercial motor vehicle of the type the motor carrier intends to assign to him/her; or

(2) A copy of a valid certificate of driver's road test issued to him/her pursuant to § 391.31 within the preceding 3 years.

(b) If a driver presents, and a motor carrier accepts, a license or certificate as equivalent to the road test, the motor carrier shall retain a legible copy of the license or certificate in its files as part of the driver's qualification file.

(c) A motor carrier may require any person who presents a license or certificate as equivalent to the road test to take a road test or any other test of his/her driving skill as a condition to his/her employment as a driver.

[35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 60 FR 38744, July 28, 1995]

Amendment history

2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996

Oct. 1, 1998 → presentannual editions 1998–2016diff vs. previous
[35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 60 FR 38744, July 28, 1995; 63 FR 33277, June 18, 1998]
Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 1998annual edition 1996viewing
[35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 60 FR 38744, July 28, 1995]

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