Pre trip / post trip ?

It's your paycheck, do as you wish.

 

If you are a O/O with one truck you are exempt from the post trip requirement.

It's often referred to as the owner operator exemption.

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I really hope you fined the flat tire enough to pay for the repair.

 

Fed Regs state that a post trip must be done. HOWEVER....there is no reg regarding a pre trip!! I invite you to find it. In any event I do a pre trip anyway and show it in the logs. I always give the truck and load a once over before heading out

Although the pre-trip is not required by regulation to be documented, it is a good idea to document the inspection;

I recommend that the pre-trip inspection be “flagged” on the driver’s record of duty status in the “Grid” section. Now let’s take a look at the post trip inspection. The FMCSA CFR 396.11 requires that every driver report, and prepare a report in writing at the completion of each day’s work on each vehicle operated and that report (DVIR) shall cover the following parts and accessories: (a) Service brakes including trailer brake connections. (b) Parking (hand) brake (c) Steering Mechanism (d) Lighting devices and reflectors (e) Tires (f) Horn (g) Windshield Wipers (h) Rear vision mirrors (i) Coupling devices (j) Wheels and rims (k) Emergency equipment. The report shall identify the vehicle and list any defect or deficiency in the vehicle that would affect the safe operation of the vehicle or cause a mechanical breakdown. If there are no defects or deficiencies the driver shall so indicate on the DVIR. In all instances the driver is required to sign the DVIR upon completion.

 

what he said. /\ /\

 

(5) Exceptions. The rules in this section shall not apply to a private motor carrier of passengers (nonbusiness), a driveaway-towaway operation, or any motor carrier operating only ONE commercial motor vehicle.

^^^^^^^ This is what is referred to as the owner operator exemption.....




(2) Report content. (i) The report must identify the vehicle and list any defect or deficiency discovered by or reported to the driver which would affect the safety of operation of the vehicle or result in its mechanical breakdown.
If a driver operates more than one vehicle during the day, a report must be prepared for each vehicle operated. The driver of a passenger-carrying CMV subject to this regulation must prepare and submit a report even if no defect or deficiency is discovered by or reported to the driver; ******the drivers of all other commercial motor vehicles are NOT required to prepare or submit a report if NO defect or deficiency is discovered by or reported to the driver. *****
(ii) The driver must sign the report. On two-driver operations, only one driver needs to sign the driver vehicle inspection report, provided both drivers agree as to the defects or deficiencies identified.


^^^^ Straight from FMCSA......it also helps I'm fresh on this crap after just going through a FMCSA Audit.

 

Actually you do NOT have to fill out a DVIR if no defects are found. Here is the link and the copy of the order.
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/newsroom/...7-billion-annual-paperwork-burden-us-trucking

 

Nope, that exemption only applies if you have one truck and one trailer. If you have one truck and multiple trailers then you still need to fill out the DVIR. You would have to fill them out in your case but only if defects are discovered.