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The MVR is a state-issued report detailing the employee’s driving record.
Motor carriers are required to obtain a motor vehicle record (MVR) covering the previous three years for each new driver they employ. Also, run MVRs from every licensing authority from which the driver held a vehicle license in the prior 12 months, every 12 months thereafter during employment.
For the initial three-year MVR, the particular requirements are as follows:
The regulations also require a motor carrier to obtain an MVR on each driver every 12 months, covering the previous 12 months. Each annual MVR can be removed from the driver’s qualification file after three years.
For interstate commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders whose MVR includes medical certification information, the MVR must be obtained before the driver operates a commercial motor vehicle, to prove that the driver is physically qualified. A new MVR must be obtained every time the driver’s medical certification status changes. Driving records obtained for purposes of verifying physical qualification can also be used to satisfy the above requirements to obtain initial and annual MVRs.
Note that when a driver obtains a new medical card and provides a copy to the state, the state has up to 10 days to update the driver’s driving record. During that interim period (for up to 15 days from the date the medical card was issued), the driver and motor carrier can use the medical certificate as proof of qualification, until an updated MVR can be obtained.