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Carriers are required to maintain driver files for all drivers operating commercial vehicles that are registered in the name of the carrier. Each file should include, but is not limited to, the following:
The driver file requirements apply to carriers with Provincial operating status and to carriers with Federal operating status.
Carriers must also have an ongoing program in place to regularly evaluate a driver’s driving skills and ensure he/she is qualified to drive.
When a driver is no longer employed with the carrier, carriers must keep the driver’s driver qualification file for the year in which it was created, plus an additional four years.
Traffic Safety Act, R.S.A. 2000
Commercial Vehicle Certificate and Insurance Regulation AR 98/2007; Commercial Vehicle Carrier Profile Regulation, 99/2007; Operator Licensing and Vehicle Control Regulation, 168/2009