§ 509-q. Application for employment. A commercial driver not subject to the provisions of article nineteen-A of this chapter or to the provisions of § 14-f of the transportation law and hired on and after the effective date of this article shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle unless such driver has furnished the commercial motor carrier that employs the driver with a completed application for employment. Every commercial motor carrier shall prepare an application for employment which shall comply with rules and regulations of the commissioner of transportation.

Terms Used In N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 509-Q

  • Commercial driver: shall mean every person who is self-employed or employed by a commercial motor carrier and who drives a commercial motor vehicle for hire or profit. See N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 509-P
  • Commercial motor carrier: shall mean any person, corporation, or entity, who directs one or more commercial motor vehicles and who operates a commercial motor vehicle wholly within or partly within and partly without this state in connection with the operation or administration of any business. See N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 509-P
  • Commercial motor vehicle: shall mean a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles having a gross combination weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds used in commerce to transport property and it shall include a tow truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of at least eighty-six hundred pounds. See N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 509-P
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