DVIR question?

Write it up once. The DVIR should be signed off on by a mechanic as to whether it has been repaired or if it is safe to operate with that noted defect present BEFORE it goes back on the road. If it has been written up, and a mechanic has not signed off that it has been repaired or that repairs are not necessary for safe operation, then you don't pull it out onto the road.

 

I write up equipment EVERY TIME if find a fault. If it's multiple times I write it up as

"Left turn signal light not working. Write-up #3"

 

SHOULD still be signed off on by a mechanic prior to it being back out on the road as either having been fixed, or that the defect does not affect the safe operation of the vehicle.

 

It was not fixed the 1st time..... so if I had to pull it again I would write it up again.

 

Isn't the DVIR a statement of what you found during your checks? (Rhetorical)
If the issue is still there then write it up. CYOA

 

It is done every pre-trip, not just once. If they don't like it, tell them to have the FMCSA change the regulations.

 

I don't understand why you'd write it up more than once. The fact that you wrote it up and it hasn't yet been looked at doesn't mean you're OK to operate it again. You wrote it up for a reason, and somebody needs to certify that it is either 1) fixed; or 2) the defect noted is not safety related and the vehicle can be operated without being fixed. If one of those two things has not happened, you DO NOT operate that piece of equipment.

If you don't see any reason to have the repairs done before you operate the equipment again, why'd you bother writing it up in the first place?


§396.11(a)(3) Corrective action.

(i) Prior to requiring or permitting a driver to operate a vehicle, every motor carrier or its agent shall repair any defect or deficiency listed on the driver vehicle inspection report which would be likely to affect the safety of operation of the vehicle.

(ii) Every motor carrier or its agent shall certify on the original driver vehicle inspection report which lists any defect or deficiency that the defect or deficiency has been repaired or that repair is unnecessary before the vehicle is operated again.