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Overview
In Illinois, the regulatory agency with authority for trucking safety regulations is the Department of Transportation. Effective January 8, 2016, the agency incorporated by reference Parts 380, 382, 390, 392, 393, 396, and 397 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that were in effect on October 1, 2014.
The agency incorporated by reference Part 40 of the FMCSRs in effect on October 1, 2014, as amended April 13, 2015.
The agency incorporated Part 383, Part 386 Appendix B, Part 387, of the FMCSRs in effect on October 1, 2014, as amended April 3, 2015.
The agency incorporated Part 391 of the FMCSRs in effect on October 1, 2018.
The agency incorporated Part 395 of the FMCSRs in effect on October 1, 2019, as amended June 1, 2020.
Applicability
These regulations are applicable to persons employing drivers, drivers, and any self propelled or towed vehicle used on public highways in interstate and intrastate commerce when the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight, a gross vehicle weight rating, a gross combination weight, or a gross combination weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds, or the vehicle is used in the transportation of hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding under the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.