Crash Preventability Determination Program: Submitter Guide

This document is an aid to help submitters navigate through the DataQs system to submit a Request for Data Review for the Crash Preventability Determination Program.

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Crash Preventability Determination Program: Federal Register Notices

Below are the Federal Register Notices regarding the Crash Preventability Determination Program: 

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How would the DVIR requirements apply to a driver who works two or more shifts in a single calendar day?

Section § 396.11: Driver vehicle inspection report(s).

Question 24: How would the DVIR requirements apply to a driver who works two or more shifts in a single calendar day?

Guidance: Section 396.11(a) requires a driver of a property-carrying CMV to prepare...

Does § 396.11 require the DVIR to be turned in each day by a driver dispatched on a trip of more than one day’s duration?

Question 1: Does § 396.11 require the DVIR to be turned in each day by a driver dispatched on a trip of more than one day’s duration?

Guidance: A driver of a property-carrying CMV must prepare a DVIR at the completion of each day’s work only if a defect or...

Question 2: Is it the intent of § 396.9 to allow "out of service" vehicles to be towed?

Section § 396.9: Inspection of motor vehicles and intermodal equipment in operation.

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Question 1: Under what conditions may a vehicle that has been placed ‘‘out of service’’ under § 396.3 be moved?

Section § 396.9: Inspection of motor vehicles and intermodal equipment in operation.

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Question 2: § 396.3(b)(4) refers to a record of tests. What tests are required of push-out windows and emergency door lamps on buses?

Section § 396.3: Inspection, repair and maintenance.

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Question 5: Where must vehicle inspection and maintenance records be retained if a vehicle is not housed or maintained at a single location?

Section § 396.3: Inspection, repair and maintenance.

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