---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 380.111"
title: "49"
number: "380.111"
heading: "Substitute for driver training."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/380.111"
---

# §380.111. Substitute for driver training.

- (a) **Grandfather clause.** The LCV driver-training requirements specified in [subpart B](/cfr/49/subpartB.md) of this part do not apply to an individual who meets the conditions set forth in paragraphs [(b)](#b), [(c)](#c), and [(d)](#d) of this section. A motor carrier must ensure that an individual claiming eligibility to operate an LCV on the basis of this section meets these conditions before allowing him/her to operate an LCV.
- (b) An individual must certify that, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the date of application for a Certificate of Grandfathering, he/she had:
  - (1) A valid Class A CDL with a “double/triple trailers” endorsement;
  - (2) No more than one driver's license;
  - (3) No suspension, revocation, or cancellation of his/her CDL;
  - (4) No convictions for a major offense while operating a CMV as defined in [§ 383.51(b)](/cfr/49/383.51.md?p=b) of this subchapter;
  - (5) No convictions for a railroad-highway grade crossing offense while operating a CMV as defined in [§ 383.51(d)](/cfr/49/383.51.md?p=d) of this subchapter;
  - (6) No convictions for violating an out-of-service order as defined in [§ 383.51(e)](/cfr/49/383.51.md?p=e) of this subchapter;
  - (7) No more than one conviction for a serious traffic violation, as defined in [§ 383.5](/cfr/49/383.5.md) of this subchapter, while operating a CMV; and
  - (8) No convictions for a violation of State or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control arising in connection with any traffic crash while operating a CMV.
- (c) An individual must certify and provide evidence that he/she:
  - (1) Is regularly employed in a job requiring the operation of a CMV that requires a CDL with a double/triple trailers endorsement; and
  - (2) Has operated, during the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application for a Certificate of Grandfathering, vehicles representative of the type of LCV that he/she seeks to continue operating.
- (d) A motor carrier must issue a Certificate of Grandfathering to a person who meets the requirements of this section and must maintain a copy of the certificate in the individual's Driver Qualification file.
- (e) An applicant may be grandfathered under this section only during the year following June 1, 2004.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31133, 31136, 31305, 31307, 31308, 31502; sec. 4007(a) and (b), Pub. L. 102-240, 105 Stat. 1914, 2151-2152; sec. 32304, Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405, 791; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 16732, Mar. 30, 2004, unless otherwise noted.