['Accident response']
['Accident recording - Motor Carrier']
12/06/2024
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Question 1: May a motor carrier create an accident register of its own, or is there a specified form that must be used?
Guidance: There is no specified form. A motor carrier may create or use any accident register as long as it includes the elements required by §390.15.
Question 2: Would the accident report retention requirement in §390.15(b)(2) include an ‘‘Adjuster’s Report’’ that is normally considered to be an internal document of an insurance company?
Guidance: No. The intent of §390.15(b)(2) is that motor carriers maintain copies of all documents which the motor carrier is required by the insurance company to complete and/or maintain. §390.15(b)(2) does not require motor carriers to maintain documents, such as ‘‘Adjuster’s Reports,’’ that are typically internal documents of the insurance company.
Question 3: What types of documents must a motor carrier retain to support its accident register and be in compliance with §390.15(b)?
Guidance: The documents required by §390.15(b)(2) include all information about a particular accident generated by a motor carrier or driver to fulfill its accident reporting obligations to State or other governmental entities or that motor carrier’s insurer. The language of paragraph (b)(2) does not require a motor carrier to seek out, obtain, and retain copies of accident reports prepared by State investigators or insurers.
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