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Part 391 — Qualifications of drivers
Question 1: When a motor carrier purchases another motor carrier, must the drivers of the acquired motor carrier be requalified by the purchasing motor carrier?
Guidance: No.
Question 2: Is a driver training school required to keep a driver qualification file on each student?
Guidance: A training school must maintain a driver qualification file when the training school is acting as the student’s employer or when the school leases a CMV to the student and is operating in interstate commerce.
Question 3: If a motor carrier maintains complete driver qualification files but cannot produce them at the time of the review or within two business days, is it in violation of §391.51?
Guidance: Yes. Driver qualification files must be produced on demand. Producing driver qualification files after the completion of the review does not cure a record-keeping violation of §391.51.