Minnesota Administrative Rules

7410.5160 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE EQUIPMENT SAFETY STANDARDS.

Commercial motor vehicles:

A.

must be equipped as required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 392.7 or 392.8 or part 393;

B.

must have proof of a current annual inspection as required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 396.17, and, in the case of a commercial vehicle as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 169.781, and registered in Minnesota, must display a current Minnesota inspection decal as required in Minnesota Statutes, section 169.781, subdivision 2;

C.

must have an operable parking brake, either hydraulic or air supplied, capable of holding the vehicle; and

D.

if equipped with air brakes, must have operable air brake systems that meet the safety standards specified in subitems (1) through (3):

(1)

an air loss of no more than three pounds per square inch in a single-unit vehicle, or four pounds per square inch in a combination vehicle, as determined by a one-minute, applied-pressure test;

(2)

a low-air warning device that activates before pressure drops below 60 pounds per square inch; and

(3)

an emergency brake system that activates before pressure drops below 20 pounds per square inch.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.06; 171.04; 171.13; 171.165; 299A.01

History:

27 SR 465

Published Electronically:

October 11, 2007