Section 14.02 - Scope and Applicability(1)540 CMR 14.00 applies to: (a) motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles and persons who drive commercial motor vehicles as, for, or on behalf of motor carriers, upon the ways of the Commonwealth;(b) all motor carriers and shippers transporting hazardous materials, under the Hazardous Materials Regulations of the United States Department of Transportation, Parts 171 through 180 of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, by motor vehicles upon the ways of the Commonwealth; and(c) common and contract carriers by motor vehicle, and private carriers of property and passengers by motor vehicle.(2)(a) As used in 540 CMR 14.00, Commercial Motor Vehicle shall mean:1. a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more used for the transportation of property;2. a motor vehicle designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver; or3. a motor vehicle used in the transportation of hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding under the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. App.1801-1813).(b) It is the intent that the term "commercial motor vehicle" as used in 540 CMR 14.00 shall have the same meaning as in Part 390.5 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations and, to the extent there is a conflict between the two at any time, the definition in 49 CFR Part 390.5 shall control.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1360, eff. 3/9/2018.