FMCSA seeks renewal of LCV driver training certification paperwork rules
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This notice asks for approval to keep in place the paperwork and recordkeeping rules for drivers of longer combination vehicles (LCVs), which are heavy truck-trailer combinations used on interstate highways. Motor carriers must make sure LCV drivers are trained, keep a copy of each driver’s training certificate, and show it to officials if asked. For carriers and training providers, the practical issue is compliance: the rule does not create a new training mandate, but it renews the government’s authority to collect and review this information. FMCSA also says the expected paperwork burden will rise slightly, so companies should expect the same certification process to continue through the next approval period.
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Key Changes
- FMCSA seeks to renew approval for collecting LCV driver training certification records under OMB Control No. 2126-0026.
- Motor carriers must keep and produce LCV Driver-Training Certificates for drivers who operate longer combination vehicles.
- The estimated annual paperwork burden increases from 4,360 hours to 4,959 hours.
Obligations
What this law requires
Motor carriers employing longer combination vehicle (LCV) drivers must verify each driver's qualification to operate an LCV before permitting the driver to operate one.
Motor carriers employing LCV drivers must verify each driver's qualification to operate longer combination vehicles before permitting the driver to operate an LCV.
Motor carriers must maintain a copy of each LCV Driver-Training Certificate for their LCV drivers.
Motor carriers employing LCV drivers must maintain a copy of each driver's LCV Driver-Training Certificate on file.
Motor carriers must present the LCV Driver-Training Certificate for each LCV driver to authorized Federal, State, or local officials upon request.