Common use of Identification of Equipment Clause in Contracts

Identification of Equipment. The au- thorized common carrier receiving the equipment shall identify equipment op- erated by it in interchange service as follows: (1) The authorized common carrier shall identify power units in accord- ance with the FMCSA’s requirements in 49 CFR part 390 of this chapter (Iden- tification of Vehicles). Before giving up possession of the equipment, the car- rier shall remove all identification showing it as the operating carrier. (2) Unless a copy of the interchange agreement is carried on the equipment, the authorized common carrier shall carry a statement with each vehicle during interchange service certifying that it is operating the equipment. The statement shall also identify the equip- ment by company or State registration number and shall show the specific point of interchange, the date and time it assumes responsibility for the equip- ment, and the use to be made of the equipment. This statement shall be signed by the parties to the inter- change agreement or their authorized representatives. The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply where the equipment to be operated in inter- change service consists only of trailers or semitrailers. (3) Authorized carriers under com- mon ownership and control may inter- change equipment with each other without complying with the require- ments of paragraph (d)(1) of this sec- tion pertaining to removal of identi- fication from equipment.