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Motor carriers and intermodal equipment providers (IEPs) must make sure that all of their brake inspectors are qualified.
These requirements apply to commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) and intermodal equipment operated in interstate commerce.
A motor carrier or IEP is responsible for ensuring that individuals who perform annual CMV inspections under 396.17 are qualified, whether those individuals work for the motor carrier/IEP or someone else.
No special license or “certification” is required, but the individual must:
The experience/training requirement can be met in such ways as:
Documentation. The motor carrier or IEP must have documentation showing that its inspectors are qualified, and the documentation must be kept until one year after the inspector stops performing annual inspections. A third party may maintain the documentation, but it must be made available upon demand for auditing. No documentation is required for inspectors who perform inspections as part of a state’s periodic inspection program.