§1310.13 Maintenance of vehicles.

Subpart A—General

Sec.
1310.1 Purpose.
1310.2 Applicability.
1310.3 Definitions.

Subpart B—Transportation Requirements

1310.10 General.
1310.11 Child Restraint Systems.
1310.12 Required use of School Buses or Allowable Alternate Vehicles.
1310.13 Maintenance of vehicles.
1310.14 Inspection of new vehicles at time of delivery.
1310.15 Operation of vehicles.
1310.16 Driver qualifications.
1310.17 Driver and bus monitor training.

Subpart C—Special Requirements

1310.20 Trip routing.
1310.21 Safety education.
1310.22 Children with disabilities.
1310.23 Coordinated transportation.

AUTHORITY: 42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.

SOURCE: 66 FR 5311, Jan. 18, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

§ 1310.13 Maintenance of vehicles.

Each agency providing transportation services must ensure that vehicles used to provide such services are maintained in safe operating condition at all times. The organization operating the vehicle must establish and implement procedures for:

(a) a thorough safety inspection of each vehicle on at least an annual basis through an inspection program licensed or operated by the State;

(b) systematic preventive maintenance on such vehicles; and

(c) daily pre-trip inspection of the vehicles by the driver.