HVACR NewsMagazine December 2017

S tate, National, Chapter News Feature Story

3. DOT Driver Physical –Any driver operating the vehicle must have a DOT approved physical. 4. Driver Qualification File—All drivers must have a driver qualification file. List follows in the next column 5. Emergency Equipment— a. Fire Extinguisher (Must be mounted) b. Bidirectional emergency reflective triangles or 6 fusees or 3 liquid- burning flares 6. Hours-of-Service Driver Logbook— (100 & 150 air mile exemptions may apply) This basically exempts the need for a log book but a 6 months time card record is required to be kept in the office in place of the log book. An explanation of the 100 & 150 air mile exemption follows in this article. 7. Vehicle Inspection Report—The company must maintain an annual vehicle inspection report. 8. All commerical vehicles must pull into weigh stations and safety inspection stations.

escalate depending on number of vehicles. 2. Must have and display a DOT #

Driver Qualification Files

Requirements

Every motor carrier must maintain a driver qualification file for each driver it employs. The file must include:  Driver’s application for employment  Inquiry to previous employers — driving record for last 3 years;  Annual inquiry and review of driving record;  Annual driver’s certification of violations and annual review;  Driver’s road test and certificate, or the equivalent to the road test;  Medical examiner’s certificate; and  If granted, a waiver of physical disqualification for a person with a loss or impairment of limbs as specified in § 391.49. Refer to § 391.51 for a complete list of required driver qualification file documents. Recommend Binder (Information that should be on every vehicle to give to an officer) US DOT Name & Number if applies Vehicle Registration Vehicle Annual Inspection Trailer Registration Trailer Annual Inspection Driver’s License Driver’s Medical Card Required in Truck Mounted Fire Extinguisher Minimum 3 reflective triangles or 6 fuses or 3 liquid burning flares

DOT Regulations GVWR--over 10,000

Less than 26,001

Loaded or Unloaded

Including Trailer

Inter state

All the regulations for intrastate plus

1. You must pay a Unified Carrier Registration. $76 for 0 – 2 vehicles; $227 for 3 – 5 vehicles; $452 for 6 -20 vehicles. The fee schedules continues to