C.F.R. » Title 49 » CHAPTER III—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS › PART 387—MINIMUM LEVELS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOTOR CARRIERS › Subpart A—Motor Carriers of Property

49 C.F.R. § 387.1

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This subpart prescribes the minimum levels of financial responsibility required to be maintained by motor carriers of property operating motor vehicles in interstate, foreign, or intrastate commerce. The purpose of these regulations is to create additional incentives to motor carriers to maintain and operate their vehicles in a safe manner and to assure that motor carriers maintain an appropriate level of financial responsibility for motor vehicles operated on public highways.

[46 FR 30982, June 11, 1981, as amended at 48 FR 52683, Nov. 21, 1983]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 45 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: Martinez v. Empire Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 139 A.3d 611 (Conn. 2016).
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Martinez v. Empire Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 139 A.3d 611 (Conn. 2016). · cites it 7× “Furthermore, because the minimum levels of financial responsibility required under the act apply to for-hire motor carriers; see 49 C.F.R. §§ 387.1 and 387.3 (a);1 I understand the regulatory definition of ‘‘[f]or-hire carriage’’ to be fundamental to an analysis of liability…”
Armstrong v. United States Fire Ins., 606 F. Supp. 2d 794 (E.D. Tenn. 2009). · cites it 3× “3d at 857 ; see also 49 C.F.R. § 387.1 (“The purpose of these regulations is .”
Pierre v. Providence Washington Ins., 784 N.E.2d 52 (NY 2002). · cites it 2× “d regulations *228 implementing the financial security requirements set forth in section 30 of the legislation, which were intended "to create additional incentives to motor carriers to maintain and operate their vehicles in a safe manner and to assure that motor carriers…”
Castro v. Budget Rent-A-Car Sys., Inc., 65 Cal. Rptr. 3d 430 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “) According to plaintiffs, Budget, through self-insurance, voluntarily complied with the minimum financial responsibility requirements under federal law, thereby demonstrating that Budget is a motor carrier subject to those requirements. The issue therefore is whether Budget, as…”
Carolina Cas. Ins. v. Yeates, 584 F.3d 868 (10th Cir. 2009). “The implementing regulations "prescribed the minimum levels of financial responsibility required to be maintained by motor carriers of property operating motor vehicles in interstate, foreign, or intrastate commerce,” 49 C.F.R. § 387.1 , and "appl[y] to for-hire motor carriers…”
Dep't of Transp. v. Initial Transp. Inc., 740 N.W.2d 720 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 10× “49 CFR 387.1, one of the adopted sections, states: "The purpose of these regulations is to create additional incentives to motor carriers to maintain and operate their vehicles in a safe manner and to assure that motor carriers maintain an appropriate level of financial…”
Illinois Cent. R.R. v. Dupont, 326 F.3d 665 (5th Cir. 2003). “"For-hire carriage” is defined as "the business of transporting, for compensation, the goods or property of another." Id. § 387.”
Global Hawk Ins. v. Le, 79 Cal. Comp. Cases 623 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 3× “§ 13906 (Motor Carrier Act), the Secretary of Transportation promulgated the regulations at issue in this case, 49 C.F.R. §§ 387.1 , 390.1, and 390.5. The district court relied on the plain language of the regulations when it evaluated Appellant’s claim.”
Owner-Operator Indep. Drivers Ass'n v. United Van Lines, 556 F.3d 690 (8th Cir. 2009). “See 49 C.F.R. § 387.1 . But the statutes requiring insurance and minimum levels of financial responsibility — 49 U.”
Progressive Cas. Ins. v. Hoover, 809 A.2d 353 (Pa. 2002). · cites it 2× “See 49 C.F.R. § 387.1 . See generally Adams v.”
Grange Indem. Ins. v. Burns, 788 S.E.2d 138 (Ga. Ct. App. 2016). “Pursuant to the authority vested in it by the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, the Secretary of Transportation created the financial responsibility regulations set forth in 49 CFR § 387.1 et seq. These regulations note that their application is limited to “for-hire motor carriers…”
Vargas v. FMI, Inc., 80 Cal. Comp. Cases 111 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “” ( 49 C.F.R. § 387.1 (2014).) B. The Weight of Federal and California Authority Holds That Motor Carriers Are Liable for Injuries to Drivers Classified as Independent Contractors While the statutes and regulations discussed above clearly evidence an intent to hold motor…”
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