[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR391.65]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 391_QUALIFICATIONS OF DRIVERS AND LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLE (LCV) 
DRIVER INSTRUCTORS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart G_Limited Exemptions
 
Sec. 391.65  Drivers furnished by other motor carriers.

    (a) A motor carrier may employ a driver who is not a regularly 
employed driver of that motor carrier without complying with the 
generally applicable driver qualification file requirements in this 
part, if--
    (1) The driver is regularly employed by another motor carrier; and
    (2) The motor carrier which regularly employs the driver certifies 
that the driver is fully qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle 
in a written statement which--
    (i) Is signed and dated by an officer or authorized employee of the 
regularly employing carrier;
    (ii) Contains the driver's name and signature;
    (iii) Certifies that the driver has been regularly employed as 
defined in Sec. 390.5;
    (iv) Certifies that the driver is fully qualified to drive a 
commercial motor vehicle under the rules in part 391 of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations;
    (v) States the expiration date of the driver's medical examiner's 
certificate;
    (vi) Specifies an expiration date for the certificate, which shall 
be not longer than 2 years or, if earlier, the expiration date of the 
driver's current medical examiner's certificate; and
    (vii) After April 1, 1977, is substantially in accordance with the 
following form:

                                                        (Name of driver)
________________________________________________________________________
                                                                (SS No.)

                                                   (Signature of driver)

    I certify that the above named driver, as defined in Sec. 390.5 is 
regularly driving a commercial motor vehicle operated by the below named 
carrier and is fully qualified under part 391, Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Regulations. His/her current medical examiner's certificate 
expires on -------- (Date)
This certificate expires:

      (Date not later than expiration date of medical certificate)

Issued on -------- (date)

                                          Issued by --------------------
                                                       (Name of carrier)

                                                               (Address)

                                                             (Signature)

                                                                 (Title)

    (b) A motor carrier that obtains a certificate in accordance with 
paragraph (a)(2) of this section shall:
    (1) Contact the motor carrier which certified the driver's 
qualifications under this section to verify the validity of the 
certificate. This contact may

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be made in person, by telephone, or by letter.
    (2) Retain a copy of that certificate in its files for three years.
    (c) A motor carrier which certifies a driver's qualifications under 
this section shall be responsible for the accuracy of the certificate. 
The certificate is no longer valid if the driver leaves the employment 
of the motor carrier which issued the certificate or is no longer 
qualified under the rules in this part.

[41 FR 36656, Aug. 31, 1976, as amended at 53 FR 18057, May 19, 1988; 60 
FR 38745, July 28, 1995; 63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998; 67 FR 61824, Oct. 
2, 2002]