---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 380.301"
title: "49"
number: "380.301"
heading: "General requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/380.301"
---

# §380.301. General requirements.


There are two types of LCV driver-instructors: Classroom instructors and Skills instructors. Except as provided in [§ 380.303](/cfr/49/380.303.md), an individual must meet the conditions under [paragraph (a)](#a) or [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section to qualify as an LCV driver-instructor.

- (a) **Classroom instructor.** To qualify as an LCV Classroom instructor, a person shall:
  - (1) **Have audited the driver-training course that he/she intends to instruct.**
  - (2) If employed by a training institution, meet all State requirements for a vocational instructor.
- (b) **Skills instructor.** To qualify as an LCV skills instructor, a person shall:
  - (1) Provide evidence of successful completion of the Driver-Training Program requirements, as set forth in subpart B of this part, when requested by employers and/or an authorized FMCSA, State, or local official in the course of a compliance review. The Driver-Training Program must be for the operation of CMVs representative of the subject matter that he/she will teach.
  - (2) If employed by a training institution, meet all State requirements for a vocational instructor;
  - (3) Possess a valid Class A CDL with all endorsements necessary to operate the CMVs applicable to the subject matter being taught (LCV Doubles and/or LCV Triples, including any specialized variation thereof, such as a tank vehicle, that requires an additional endorsement); and
  - (4) Have at least 2 years' CMV driving experience in a vehicle representative of the type of driver training to be provided (LCV Doubles or LCV Triples).

## Notes

### Amendments

[69 FR 16732, Mar. 30, 2004, as amended at 89 FR 90618, Nov. 18, 2024]

### 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.

### Amendments

[69 FR 16732, Mar. 30, 2004, as amended at 89 FR 90618, Nov. 18, 2024]