DOT Offsite Audit Recordkeeping Checklist
The DOT has increased fines for recordkeeping violations yet again, putting you at risk of fines of up to $1,302 per violation for each of the paperwork requirements listed below.
If you aren’t currently using an automated compliance solution, you’ll need to locate all of these documents, create digital files and provide them to the auditor within 48 hours, upon request.
Document | Regulation | Retention | ✓ |
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Driver Qualification Files | |||
Driver application | §391.21 | Employment, plus 3 years | |
Motor vehicle report (MVR) from hire | §391.23 | Employment, plus 3 years | |
Road test/certificate or CDL photocopy | §391.31 / §391.33 | Employment, plus 3 years | |
Safety Performance History (or Previous Employer Checks for hires prior to 10/30/2004) | §391.23 | Employment, plus 3 years | |
Annual MVR & annual review of driving record | §391.25 | 3 years | |
Annual list of violations | §391.27 | 3 years | |
Medical Examiner’s Certificate, along with any exemptions/waivers | §391.43 | 3 years | |
Verification that the medical examiner used is listed on the National Registry of Medical Examiners | §391.51 | 3 years | |
Entry-level or Longer Combination Vehicle (LCV) training records | §380.509 / §380.401 | Employment, plus 3 years | |
Drug & Alcohol Testing | |||
CCFs/MRO results from negative or canceled tests | §382.401 | 1 year from document date | |
CCFs/MRO results from positive tests | §382.401 | 5 years from document date | |
Refusal to test records | §382.401 | 5 years from document date | |
CCFs/MRO results from Return-to-duty and follow-up tests (positive and negative) | §382.401 | 5 years from document date | |
SAP reports | §382.401 | 5 years from document date | |
Previous pre-employment test documentation | §382.401 | 5 years if violations are noted; 3 years if no violations | |
Signed receipt for policy & educational materials | §382.401 | Employment, plus 2 years | |
DOT Drug & Alcohol Policy | §382.401 | Duration of time enforced, plus 5 years after it has been replaced or revised | |
Driver roster for random pull | §382.401 | 2 years | |
Names selected for random drug and/or alcohol tests | §382.401 | 2 years | |
Tracking drivers who were tested | §382.401 | 2 years | |
Semi-annual lab summaries | §382.401 | 5 years | |
Service provider contracts | §382.401 | 5 years | |
MIS/calendar year summaries | §382.401 | 5 years | |
Supervisor reasonable suspicion training | §382.401 | Duration of employment, plus 2 years | |
In-house urine specimen collector or breath alcohol technician training | §382.401 | Duration of employment, plus 2 years | |
DOT Clearinghouse | |||
Limited consent forms | 3 years | ||
Pre-employment queries | 3 years | ||
Annual queries | 3 years | ||
DOT Accidents | |||
Log detailing all motor vehicle accidents | §390.15 | 3 years | |
Proof of insurance | §387.7(d) and §387.31(d) | Ongoing | |
Hours of Service | |||
Driver log history & supporting documentation | Regulation Part 395 | 6.5 months | |
Vehicle Inspection, Repair & Maintenance | |||
List of all company vehicles (under your control for at least 30 days) | §396.3 | 1 year | |
Comprehensive maintenance records (both preventative and major repairs) | §396.3 | 1 year | |
Periodic inspection reports | §396.17 | 12 months | |
Annual inspection reports | §396.19 | 14 months | |
Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports | §396.11 & §396.3 | 3 months | |
Evidence of annual inspector credentials | §396.19 | Duration of employment, plus one year | |
Evidence of brake inspector credentials | §396.25 | Duration of employment, plus one year | |
Fleet Maintenance Shop inspectors | Part 396 | Duration of employment |
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