Section 448.EXHIBIT B  Contract Carriers

19.1     Every owner of a contract carrier transporting employees in the course of their employment on a highway in Illinois in a vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers shall, before operating the vehicle upon the highways in Illinois, submit it to a safety test and secure a certificate of safety furnished by the Department as set forth in Section 13-109 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. [625 ILCS 5/13-101]

19.2     Contract carriers must meet the requirements of Section 448.Appendix A (Safety Test Procedures and Specifications).

19.3     If the contract carrier vehicle meets the applicable requirements of this Part, the certified safety tester shall affix a certificate of safety to the windshield of the vehicle as prescribed in 92 Ill. Adm. Code 451.140(o).

19.4     First division vehicles (those vehicles designed for the carrying of not more than 10 persons) [625 ILCS 5/1-217] are not required to be equipped with warning devices or splash guards.

19.5     Second division vehicles (those vehicles which are designed for carrying more than 10 persons) [625 ILCS 5/1-217] must meet the requirements of Section 448.Appendix C (Buses – Additional Requirements).

(Source:  Added at 26 Ill. Reg. 18479, effective December 12, 2002)