driver's qualification file
What is the regulation for driver's qualification file?
For driver's qualification file, regulation is 49 CFR 391.51; regulator / programme is FMCSA; retention period is for as long as a driver is employed by that motor carrier and for three years thereafter; who it binds is each motor carrier; exceptions and notes is certain records — annual motor vehicle records, annual review notes, medical examiner's certificates, medical variances, and National Registry verification notes — may be removed from the file three years after the date of execution, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11; source re-checked 2026-09-17.
(c) Except as provided in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-391.51#p-391.51(d)> paragraph (d) of this section, each driver's qualification file shall be retained for as long as a driver is employed by that motor carrier and for three years thereafter.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11
- Regulation
- 49 CFR 391.51
- Regulator / programme
- FMCSA our reading
- Record type
- driver's qualification file verified
- Retention period
- for as long as a driver is employed by that motor carrier and for three years thereafter verified
- Who it binds
- each motor carrier
- Exceptions and notes
- certain records — annual motor vehicle records, annual review notes, medical examiner's certificates, medical variances, and National Registry verification notes — may be removed from the file three years after the date of execution
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Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-F/section-391.51