§30103. Relationship to other laws — Inbound Citations

Citations to §30103(a)

• 49 U.S.C. § 31136(a)

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  (a) Subject to section 30103(a) of this title, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations on commercial motor vehicle safety. The regulations shall prescribe minimum safety standards for commercial motor vehicles. At a minimum, the regulations shall ensure that—

  (1) commercial motor vehicles are maintained, equipped, loaded, and operated safely;

  (2) the responsibilities imposed on operators of commercial motor vehicles do not impair their ability to operate the vehicles safely;

  (3) the physical condition of operators of commercial motor vehicles is adequate to enable them to operate the vehicles safely and the periodic physical examinations required of such operators are performed by medical examiners who have received training in physical and medical examination standards and, after the national registry maintained by the Department of Transportation under section 31149(d) is established, are listed on such registry;

  (4) the operation of commercial motor vehicles does not have a deleterious effect on the physical condition of the operators; and

  (5) an operator of a commercial motor vehicle is not coerced by a motor carrier, shipper, receiver, or transportation intermediary to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a regulation promulgated under this section, or chapter 51 or chapter 313 of this title.