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Accessible Bus Lift-Use Data: Report Status

“Ridership” here means lift-use data for an over-the-road-bus (OTRB) ADA rule, not your fleet’s total passenger count. Keep this subject separate from accessible-service request records

Accident Register: What to Record and Keep

The accident register is the carrier’s running record of crashes that meet the federal definition. It is not the same thing as a driver’s incident

Annual Inspector Qualification

Before a commercial motor vehicle receives its periodic (annual) inspection, the carrier should know who performed it and be able to show why that person

Brake Inspector Qualifications

FMCSA guidance on brake inspector qualifications, evidence to retain, and an example qualification form.

DVIR (Vehicle Inspection)

A driver vehicle inspection report (DVIR) records vehicle defects found or reported by the driver. The key question is not whether a checkbox is marked;