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11/10/2025
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New Jersey has adopted Part 396 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), including all amendments.
Part 396 applies to an intrastate vehicle with a gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight, gross combination weight rating, or registered weight of 10,001 pounds or more, or a vehicle of any size transporting a placardable amount of hazardous materials.
| Annual Inspections - Motor Carrier | An official mandatory periodic vehicle inspection program is administered by the Motor Vehicle Commission. All gasoline-fueled and bi-fueled motor vehicles that are registered as commercial motor vehicles are subject to annual inspection. This inspection must be performed at a state-licensed private inspection facility. Diesel-fueled motor vehicles having a GVWR of 8,501 lbs. to 17,999 lbs. that are plated commercial fall under the state’s self-inspection program. These vehicles must be inspected annually by the vehicle’s owner or lessee. Heavy-duty diesel-powered motor vehicles having a GVWR ≥ 18,001 lbs. are subject to an annual inspection performed at a state-licensed private inspection facility. This mandatory inspection program is considered equivalent to the Federal annual inspection requirement in Part 396. |
['CMV Inspections']
['Annual inspections - Motor Carrier']
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