DVIR regulations

A DVIR should not be done on a off duty day!

§396.11 Driver vehicle inspection report(s).

(a) Report required—(1) Motor Carriers. Every motor carrier shall require its drivers to report, and every driver shall prepare a report in writing at the completion of each day’s work on each vehicle operated, except for intermodal equipment tendered by an intermodal equipment provider.



And there is not a problem with a seperate DVIR from the log. Nothing says they have to be part of a log book.

 

if the DVIR MUST STAY with the truck that means you cannot take it with you. what i would do is, when you know how many days off you are going to have, fill out the DVIR right there in your truck, sign it, go home. that way, when at home, you DO NOT have to do company business and log it.

that's what i would do.

 

Correct.... because if you're off duty and you log the d.v.i.r. than that means you were on duty which means that you lied in your logbook about being off duty. Ok I see what you're saying now... I guess you can turn one in and write 'off duty' on it so it matches your off duty status in your logbook. This would make sense. The same as the logbook where you write off duty in the remarks area.

 

You are also affirming a false statement. What if someone else drives the truck on your day off after you proclaimed the truck fit, and the other driver gets a ticket for the truck. Or, you signed off on the truck, a tire goes flat, an air line ruptures, an air bag burst, ect... whilen sitting in the lot. You are legally on the hook because you signed off as to the truck being OK without having seen the truck. The company needs to consult with the DOT and get their facts straight.

 

Yeah I read it again and I think you have a point.