QuestionHow far back does a trucking go on your mvr? is it 3 or 5yrs
AnswerJeremiah...
FMCSA part 391 gives you the details of what must be contained in the Drivers Qualification File.....
§391.23 Investigation and inquiries
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.as...
Motor carriers must assure that all drivers of commercial motor vehicles meet the minimum qualifications specified in Part 391.
Driver Requirements
A driver must meet the following requirements:
Be in good health and physically able to perform all duties of a driver.
Be at least 21 years of age.
Speak and read English well enough to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic and signals, respond to official questions, and be able to make legible entries on reports and records.
Be able to drive the vehicle safely.
Know how to safely load and properly block, brace, and secure the cargo.
Have only one valid commercial motor vehicle operator's license.
Provide an employing motor carrier with a list of all motor vehicle violations or a signed statement that driver has not been convicted of any motor vehicle violations during the past 12 months. A disqualified driver must not be allowed to drive a commercial motor vehicle for any reason.
Pass a driver's road test or equivalent.
Complete an application for employment.
Possess a valid medical certificate.
Driver Qualification File - Check List
Every motor carrier must have a qualification file for each regularly employed driver.
The file must include:
❏ DRIVER'S APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT
A person will not be allowed to drive a commercial motor vehicle unless he/she has completed and signed an application for employment.
❏ INQUIRY TO PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS -- 3 YEARS
An investigation of the driver's employment record during the preceding three years. This investigation must be made within 30 days of the date his/her employment begins.
❏ INQUIRY TO STATE AGENCIES -- 3 YEARS
The driver's driving record for the preceding three years.
❏ INQUIRY TO STATE AGENCIES -- ANNUAL
Request driving record annually for each driver.
❏ ANNUAL REVIEW OF DRIVING RECORD
At least once every 12 months, a motor carrier must review the driving record of each driver. A note stating the results of this review shall be included in the Driver's Qualification File.
❏ ANNUAL DRIVER'S CERTIFICATION OF VIOLATIONS
At least once every 12 months, a motor carrier must require each driver that it employs to prepare and furnish it with a list of all violations of motor vehicle traffic laws and ordinances during the previous 12 months. Note: Drivers who have provided information required by Section 383.31 need not repeat that information in this annual list of violations.
❏ DRIVER'S ROAD TEST CERTIFICATE OR EQUIVALENT
A person must not be allowed to drive a commercial motor vehicle until he/she has successfully completed a road test and has been issued a certificate, or a copy of the license or certificate which the motor carrier accepted as equivalent to the driver's road test pursuant to Section 391.33.
❏ MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
The driver must pass a medical examination conducted by a licensed health care professional. A driver must be issued a Medical Examiner's Certificate, which must be carried at all times and must be renewed every two years.
Examples of physical requirements (Section 391.41 provides the complete list of physical requirements)
Has no loss of a foot, a leg, a hand, or an arm
Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes requiring insulin for control
Has no clinical diagnosis of any disqualifying heart disease
Has no clinical diagnosis of high blood pressure
Has no clinical diagnosis of epilepsy
Has 20/40 vision or better with corrected lenses
Has distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 in both eyes
Has the ability to recognize the colors (red, green and amber) of traffic signals
Has hearing to perceive a forced whisper
Has no history of drug (Schedule 1) use or any other substance identified in Appendix D
Has no clinical diagnosis of alcoholism
