Texas Transportation Code
§ 644.054 — REGULATION OF CONTRACT CARRIERS OF CERTAIN PASSENGERS
TN § 644.054Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES · Ch. 644. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS · Art. B. ADOPTION OF RULES
Statute text
View on source(a)This section applies only to a contract carrier that transports an operating employee of a railroad on a road or highway of this state in a vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers.
(b)The department shall adopt rules regulating the operation of a contract carrier to which this section applies. The rules must:
(1)prohibit a person from operating a vehicle for more than 12 hours in a day;
(2)require a person who operates a vehicle for the number of consecutive hours or days the department determines is excessive to rest for a period determined by the department;
(3)require a contract carrier to keep a record of all hours a vehicle subject to regulation under this section is operated;
(4)require a contract carrier to perform alcohol and drug testing of vehicle operators on employment, on suspicion of alcohol or drug abuse, and periodically as determined by the department;
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 126 (S.B. 481), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.