SECTION 595:11-7-10. Specification for commercial motor vehicles

(a)   Commercial motor vehicles used in training shall meet the minimum safety standards in the most recent edition of the "North American Standard Out-of-service Criteria", as published annually by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. Vehicles found in violation of the these standards shall not be used for training or leased to an applicant for use in the commercial driver license skills examination.

(b)   All students and instructors shall comply with the Oklahoma Mandatory Seat Belt Use Act, 47 O.S. §§ 12-416 through 12-420, whenever the vehicle is in operation.

(c)   Signs shall be placed on each vehicle used in training with letters no less than two (2) inches in height, as follows:

(1)   Each truck-tractor and trailer shall be marked on each side and on the rear with a sign bearing the words: "TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING".

(2)   Each trailer shall bear a sign plainly visible from the rear bearing the words: "NOT FOR HIRE".

(3)   Each vehicle used for instruction of truck driver training shall be marked on each side and on the rear with the words "STUDENT DRIVER".

(4)   Any additional signs and markings shall not be placed on the vehicle without prior approval by the Department of Public Safety.

(d)   All truck-tractors and trailers shall be used only for the purpose of driver training and no school shall accept payment in any way for services rendered from use of the vehicle; provided, the school may lease the truck-tractor or trailer, or both, for the sole purpose of use of the vehicle leased to allow the leasee to take the skills examination as part of the application process for a commercial driver license.

[Source: Added at 26 Ok Reg 2749, eff 7-25-09; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 2228, eff 9-11-15]