# Regulatory Guidance on the Designation of Steerable Rear Axle Operators (Tillermen) as Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles
> **Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** · Notice of Regulatory Guidance. · Published 2011-06-06 · Effective 2011-06-06 · 76 FR 32327
## Document
- **Document number:** 2011-13902
- **Category:** motor-carrier
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 76 FR 32327
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 383
- **Publication date:** 2011-06-06
- **Effective date:** 2011-06-06
## Abstract

FMCSA issues regulatory guidance concerning the applicability of the term "driver" to "tillerman," a person who controls the steerable rear axle on a commercial motor vehicle. The term "driver" is used in FMCSA's commercial driver's license requirements and in the Agency's general safety rules. This notice provides Federal and State enforcement personnel, and the motor carrier industry, with uniform guidance as to when certain Federal rules concerning driver licensing and qualifications are applicable to tillermen.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/06/06/2011-13902/regulatory-guidance-on-the-designation-of-steerable-rear-axle-operators-tillermen-as-drivers-of)
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