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<blockquote data-quote="ajblakejr" data-source="post: 967540" data-attributes="member: 18807"><p>Inspection, repair, and maintenance</p><p> </p><p>§ 396.11Driver vehicle inspection report(s). </p><p>(a) Report required. </p><p>(1) Motor carriers.Every motor carrier shall require its drivers to report, and every driver shall prepare a report in writing at the completion of each day's work on each vehicle operated, except for intermodal equipment tendered by an intermodal equipment provider. The report shall cover at least the following parts and accessories:</p><p>—Service brakes including trailer brake connections</p><p>—Parking brake—Steering mechanism—Lighting devices and reflectors</p><p>—Tires</p><p>—Horn</p><p>—Windshield wipers</p><p>—Rear vision mirrors</p><p>—Coupling devices</p><p>—Wheels and rims</p><p>—Emergency equipment </p><p></p><p>(2) Intermodal equipment providers. Every motor carrier shall require its drivers to report, and every driver shall prepare a report in writing at the completion of each day's work on each vehicle operated, except for intermodal equipment tendered by an intermodal equipment provider. The report shall cover at least the following parts and accessories:</p><p>—Brakes</p><p>—Lighting devices, lamps, markers, and conspicuity marking material</p><p>—Wheels, rims, lugs, tires—Air line connections, hoses, and couplers</p><p>—King pin upper coupling device—Rails or support frames</p><p>—Tie down bolsters</p><p>—Locking pins, clevises, clamps, or hooks</p><p>—Sliders or sliding frame lock </p><p></p><p>(b) Report content. The report shall identify the vehicle and list any defect or deficiency discovered by or reported to the driver which would affect the safety of operation of the vehicle or result in its mechanical breakdown. If no defect or deficiency is discovered by or reported to the driver, the report shall so indicate. In all instances, the driver shall sign the report. On two-driver operations, only one driver needs to sign the driver vehicle inspection report, provided both drivers agree as to the defects or deficiencies identified. If a driver operates more than one vehicle during the day, a report shall be prepared for each vehicle operated. </p><p>(c) Corrective action. Prior to requiring or permitting a driver to operate a vehicle, every motor carrier or its agent shall repair any defect or deficiency listed on the driver vehicle inspection report which would be likely to affect the safety of operation of the vehicle.</p><p>(1) Every motor carrier or its agent shall certify on the original driver vehicle inspection report which lists any defect or deficiency that the defect or deficiency has been repaired or that repair is unnecessary before the vehicle is operated again.</p><p>(2) <span style="color: #FF0000">Every motor carrier shall maintain the original driver vehicle inspection report, the certification of repairs, and the certification of the driver's review for three months from the date the written report was prepared.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ajblakejr, post: 967540, member: 18807"] Inspection, repair, and maintenance § 396.11Driver vehicle inspection report(s). (a) Report required. (1) Motor carriers.Every motor carrier shall require its drivers to report, and every driver shall prepare a report in writing at the completion of each day's work on each vehicle operated, except for intermodal equipment tendered by an intermodal equipment provider. The report shall cover at least the following parts and accessories: —Service brakes including trailer brake connections —Parking brake—Steering mechanism—Lighting devices and reflectors —Tires —Horn —Windshield wipers —Rear vision mirrors —Coupling devices —Wheels and rims —Emergency equipment (2) Intermodal equipment providers. Every motor carrier shall require its drivers to report, and every driver shall prepare a report in writing at the completion of each day's work on each vehicle operated, except for intermodal equipment tendered by an intermodal equipment provider. The report shall cover at least the following parts and accessories: —Brakes —Lighting devices, lamps, markers, and conspicuity marking material —Wheels, rims, lugs, tires—Air line connections, hoses, and couplers —King pin upper coupling device—Rails or support frames —Tie down bolsters —Locking pins, clevises, clamps, or hooks —Sliders or sliding frame lock (b) Report content. The report shall identify the vehicle and list any defect or deficiency discovered by or reported to the driver which would affect the safety of operation of the vehicle or result in its mechanical breakdown. If no defect or deficiency is discovered by or reported to the driver, the report shall so indicate. In all instances, the driver shall sign the report. On two-driver operations, only one driver needs to sign the driver vehicle inspection report, provided both drivers agree as to the defects or deficiencies identified. If a driver operates more than one vehicle during the day, a report shall be prepared for each vehicle operated. (c) Corrective action. Prior to requiring or permitting a driver to operate a vehicle, every motor carrier or its agent shall repair any defect or deficiency listed on the driver vehicle inspection report which would be likely to affect the safety of operation of the vehicle. (1) Every motor carrier or its agent shall certify on the original driver vehicle inspection report which lists any defect or deficiency that the defect or deficiency has been repaired or that repair is unnecessary before the vehicle is operated again. (2) [COLOR="#FF0000"]Every motor carrier shall maintain the original driver vehicle inspection report, the certification of repairs, and the certification of the driver's review for three months from the date the written report was prepared.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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