Question 3: Is a motor carrier required to accept a certificate from the driver’s regularly employing motor carrier certifying that the driver is qualified per §391.65?

§391.65 Drivers furnished by other motor carriers.

Question 3: Is a motor carrier required to accept a certificate from the driver’s regularly employing motor carrier certifying that the driver is qualified per §391.65?

Guidance: No. If the motor carrier...

How are employers and consortia/third-party administrators (C/TPAs) required to use the Clearinghouse?

Guidance on how employers and C-TPAs use the Clearinghouse

How are employers and consortia/third-party administrators (C/TPAs) required to use the Clearinghouse?

Guidance: The Clearinghouse is a centralized database that employers use to report...

When a motor carrier receives a request for driver information from another motor carrier about a former or current driver, is it required to supply the requested information?

§391.23 Investigations and inquiries.

Question 1: When a motor carrier receives a request for driver information from another motor carrier about a former or current driver, is it required to supply the requested information?

Guidance: Generally...

Once I have completed my Clearinghouse registration, how can I update the email address associated with my Clearinghouse account?

Guidance on updating email address associated with Clearinghouse account

Once I have completed my Clearinghouse registration, how can I update the email address associated with my Clearinghouse account?

Question 2: May the certificate of qualification as prescribed by §391.65 be incorporated into another carrier’s forms such as a lease and/or interchange agreement?

§391.65 Drivers furnished by other motor carriers.

Question 2: May the certificate of qualification as prescribed by §391.65 be incorporated into another carrier’s forms such as a lease and/or interchange agreement?

Guidance: Yes. However,...

Must a driver’s application for employment include a social security number (SSN), as required by section 391.21(b)(2), if the applicant has religious objections to the SSN and the Social Security Administration does not require him or her to hold such a

§391.21 Application for employment.

Question 4: Must a driver’s application for employment include a social security number (SSN), as required by section 391.21(b)(2), if the applicant has religious objections to the SSN and the Social Security...

How is driver data protected in the Clearinghouse?

Guidance on Clearinghouse security

How is driver data protected in the Clearinghouse?

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) takes the protection of personal information very seriously. The Clearinghouse will meet all...

§391.21(b)(11) requires that an application for employment contain 10 years of prior employment information on the driver.

§391.21 Application for employment.

Question 3: §391.21(b)(11) requires that an application for employment contain 10 years of prior employment information on the driver. If a foreign motor carrier’s home country requires that an application for...

Is there a prescribed or specified form that must be used when a driver applies for employment, or can a carrier develop its own application?

§391.21 Application for employment.

Question 2: Is there a prescribed or specified form that must be used when a driver applies for employment, or can a carrier develop its own application?

Guidance: There is no specified form to be used in an...

If a driver submits an application for employment and has someone else type, write, or print the answers to the questions for him and he signs the application, does this constitute a valid application?

§391.21 Application for employment.

Question 1: If a driver submits an application for employment and has someone else type, write, or print the answers to the questions for him and he signs the application, does this constitute a valid application?

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