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Applicability
Part 396 applies to motor vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight, or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more, or hauling hazardous materials required to be placarded.
Exception — The operator of a “covered farm vehicle” as defined in Sec. 390.5 is exempt from the vehicle inspection requirements in Part 396. This exception does not apply if transporting a placardable amount of hazardous materials.
Exception — Part 396 does not apply to an individual operating a pipeline welding truck. A pipeline welding truck is defined as a motor vehicle that is traveling in the state in which the vehicle is registered or another state, is owned by a welder, is a pick-up style truck, is equipped with a welding rig that is used in the construction or maintenance of pipelines, and has a gross vehicle weight and combination weight rating and weight of 15,000 pounds or less.
Mandatory inspection program
An annual inspection must be done on commercial motor vehicles registered in Minnesota. A commercial motor vehicle includes a motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds, each vehicle in a combination of more than 26,000 pounds, and any size vehicle transporting hazardous materials that are required to be placarded.
It is unlawful for a person to operate a commercial motor vehicle unless the vehicle displays an inspection decal issued by a certified inspector or the vehicle carries: 1) proof that the vehicle complies with federal motor vehicle inspection requirements for vehicles in interstate commerce, and 2) a certificate of compliance with federal requirements issued by the commissioner.
The inspector must be: 1) an owner or an employee of a motor carrier having one or more power units, 2) a dealer buying and selling commercial motor vehicles, 3) a person engaged in the business of repairing and servicing commercial motor vehicles, or 4) employed by a governmental agency that owns commercial motor vehicles. The certification of a private inspector will be valid for 2 years. A private inspector may charge a reasonable fee. An inspection report must be prepared and a decal must be issued.
This mandatory inspection program is considered equivalent to the Federal annual inspection requirement in Part 396.
Daily inspections
Daily inspection procedures are similar to the requirements in §396.11. One modification made was to §396.11(d). The exemption applies in Minnesota only to a farm truck that may be operated by a person not holding a commercial driver’s license and a commercial motor vehicle held for resale by a licensed motor vehicle dealer.
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