49 CFR § 387.1 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s387.1"
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title: "49 CFR § 387.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "387.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "387"
part_name: "MINIMUM LEVELS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOTOR CARRIERS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 13101, 13301, 13906, 13908, 14701, 31138, 31139; sec. 204(a), Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 941; and 49 CFR 1.87."
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# 387.1 Purpose and scope.

This subpart prescribes the minimum levels of financial responsibility required to be maintained by motor carriers of property operating motor vehicles in interstate, foreign, or intrastate commerce. The purpose of these regulations is to create additional incentives to motor carriers to maintain and operate their vehicles in a safe manner and to assure that motor carriers maintain an appropriate level of financial responsibility for motor vehicles operated on public highways.

[46 FR 30982, June 11, 1981, as amended at 48 FR 52683, Nov. 21, 1983]