Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 51, June 17, 2024
Part 8850.7300 - WAIVER APPLICATION CONTENTS A letter of application for a waiver under part 8850.7200 must contain:
A. the name and address of the applicant, including:(1) the name and complete address of the carrier coapplicant;(2) the name and complete address of the driver applicant; and(3) a description of the driver applicant's limb impairment for which a waiver is requested;B. a description of the type of operation the driver will be employed to perform, including: (1) the average period of time the driver will be driving and on duty, per day;(2) the type of commodities or cargo to be transported; and(3) whether the driver operation is conducted as a sleeper team, relay, owner operator, or otherwise;C. the number of years the driver has operated the type of vehicle for which a waiver is requested and the total years of experience operating all types of motor vehicles;D. a description of the vehicle that the driver applicant intends to drive, including: (1) the truck or truck tractor make, model, and year;(2) the drive train, including:(a) whether the transmission type is automatic or manual and, if manual, the number of forward speeds;(b) auxiliary transmission, if any, and number of forward speeds; and(c) rear axle designation, whether single speed, two speed, or three speed;(3) the type of brake system;(4) the steering, whether manual or power assisted;(5) a description of type of trailers, such as van, flatbed, cargo tank, drop frame, lowboy, or pole;(6) the number of semitrailers or full trailers to be towed at one time; and(7) a description of any vehicle modification made for the driver applicant and a photograph of the modification;E. a certification that the driver is otherwise qualified, as follows:(1) certification by the coapplicant carrier that the driver applicant is otherwise qualified under part 8850.7100; and(2) in the case of a driver applicant, certification by the driver applicant that the applicant is otherwise qualified under part 8850.7100; andF. the signature of the applicant as follows:(1) the driver applicant's signature and date signed; and(2) if the application has a coapplicant, the carrier official's signature, the official's title, and the date signed. The official who signs the application must be a responsible official of the carrier.Statutory Authority: MS s 221.031; 221.141