{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-392.50","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 392.50","heading":"Ignition of fuel; prevention.","body":"No driver or any employee of a motor carrier shall:\n(a) Fuel a commercial motor vehicle with the engine running, except when it is necessary to run the engine to fuel the commercial motor vehicle;\n(b) Smoke or expose any open flame in the vicinity of a commercial motor vehicle being fueled;\n(c) Fuel a commercial motor vehicle unless the nozzle of the fuel hose is continuously in contact with the intake pipe of the fuel tank;\n(d) Permit, insofar as practicable, any other person to engage in such activities as would be likely to result in fire or explosion.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER III—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS","PART 392—DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES","Subpart F—Fueling Precautions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"01015d290a40aeab81e26ae136dbb17ae044a0fe3f891c6e70e8215c9931c7d9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-392.40-392.41","next":"us/49-cfr-392.51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}