OAR 734-074-0070: Triple Trailer Driver Requirements

(1) All triple trailer drivers must have a current Commercial Drivers License with a doubles/triples endorsement and no airbrake restriction. (2) Triple trailer drivers and all individuals and companies operating triple trailers must comply with Part 391 — Qualifications of Drivers of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) and Part 395 — Driver Hours of Service. Driver exemptions as set forth in Section 391.67 of the FMCSR shall not apply to triple trailer drivers. (3) Triple trailer drivers must have a minimum of one-year experience driving commercial vehicle combinations. (4) Triple trailer drivers hired by the permit holder after the effective date of this rule, must successfully complete a skills test, using triple trailers, as described in 49 Code of Federal Regulations 380. The permittee must maintain a record of the skills test for inspection by ODOT personnel for three years following the skills test. (5) Triple trailer drivers must be directly supervised by the company or individual holding the triple trailer permit. (6) Triple trailers may not be operated by any driver convicted of two or more speeding violations in Oregon as provided by ORS Chapter 811 within the last three years while operating a triple trailer combination after being informed by ODOT that the driver is disqualified. (7) Triple trailers may not be operated by a driver if suspension or revocation of driving privileges arises from operation of a commercial motor vehicle in any state or province during the past three years.