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Virginia Truck Accidents

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (Title 49, Parts 350-399) govern all vehicles engaged in interstate traffic.

There are some situations where a tractor-trailer or other commercial motor vehicle is involved in only intrastate travel. For example, an appliance store in Reston may own a truck that only makes in-state deliveries.

The Virginia Department of Public Safety has adopted Title 49, Parts 382-384 and 390-399 of the federal regulations.

If you want to learn about the federal laws that apply to all over-the-road trucks, click here.

The following provisions are an overview of Virginia laws that affect trucks operating only in Virginia:

Driver Qualification:

Virginia has adopted Part 391 of the Federal Regulations with some exceptions. For example, the minimum age requirement for a person to hold an intrastate commercial driver’s license is 18. A minimum age of 21 is the federal law. Also, all licenses issued, other than a Commercial Driver’s License, will be issued without classification (except for motorcycle or Class M).

Hours of Service:

Virginia has adopted Part 395 of the Federal Regulations with one notable difference. The maximum driving and on-duty requirements can’t apply to intrastate transporters of agricultural commodities or farm supplies if the transportation is limited to an area within a 100-air-mile radius from the source of the commodities or farm supplies when such transportation occurs during planting and harvesting seasons.

Inspection and Maintenance:

Virginia has adopted Part 396 of the Federal Regulations in it’s entirety with no differences.

Crash reports are available from:

Department of Motor Vehicles
Customer Records Division
P.O. Box 27412
Richmond, VA 23269
(866) 368-5463 (toll free)

If you have been involved in an accident in Virginia, click here for more information or to ask any questions you have.

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"If each time a rig is inspected it is done in an identical fashion the driver will be less likely to omit a key element of the process during a future inspection."

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Virginia Cities:

  • Richmond
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  • Hampton
  • Virginia Beach
  • Alexandria
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  • Norfolk
  • Portsmouth
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  • Chesapeake
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  • Ranoke
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  • Newport News
  • Lynchburg
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    Major Virginia Interstates:

  • I-64
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  • I-264
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  • I-66
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  • I-295
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  • I-77
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  • I-381
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  • I-81
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  • I-495
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  • I-85
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  • I-564
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  • I-95
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  • I-581
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