---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 390.38"
title: "49"
number: "390.38"
heading: "Exemptions for pipeline welding trucks."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/390.38"
---

# §390.38. Exemptions for pipeline welding trucks.

- (a) **Federal requirements.** A pipeline welding truck, as defined in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, including the individuals operating such vehicle and the employer of such individual, is exempt from the following:
  - (1) Any requirement relating to registration as a motor carrier, including the requirement to obtain and display a Department of Transportation number, in 49 CFR part [365](/cfr/49/part365.md) or [390](/cfr/49/part390.md).
  - (2) **Any requirement relating to driver qualifications in 49 CFR part 391.**
  - (3) **Any requirement relating to driving of commercial motor vehicles in 49 CFR part 392.**
  - (4) Any requirement relating to parts and accessories and inspection, repair, and maintenance of commercial motor vehicles in 49 CFR parts [393](/cfr/49/part393.md) and [396](/cfr/49/part396.md).
  - (5) Any requirement relating to hours of service of drivers, including maximum driving and on duty time, found in [49 CFR part 395](/cfr/49/part395.md).
- (b) **Definition.** “Pipeline welding truck” means a motor vehicle that is travelling 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.

## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 47720, July 22, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 113, 504, 508, 31132, 31133, 31134, 31136, 31137, 31144, 31149, 31151, 31502; sec. 114, Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 1673, 1677; secs. 212 and 217, Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748, 1766, 1767; sec. 229, Pub. L. 106-159 (as added and transferred by sec. 4115 and amended by secs. 4130-4132, Pub. L. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144, 1726, 1743, 1744), 113 Stat. 1748, 1773; sec. 4136, Pub. L. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144, 1745; secs. 32101(d) and 32934, Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405, 778, 830; sec. 2, Pub. L. 113-125, 128 Stat. 1388; secs. 5403, 5518, and 5524, Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1548, 1558, 1560; sec. 2, Pub. L. 115-105, 131 Stat. 2263; and 49 CFR 1.81, 1.81a, 1.87.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 18052, May 19, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[81 FR 47720, July 22, 2016]