February 2007

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service

Module 21: Inspections and Authorities

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Federal Commercial Vehicle Hours of Service Regulations give inspectors the authority to enter a commercial vehicle or a motor carrier’s home terminal or principal place of business to conduct an inspection

Who is an inspector? What authorities does an inspector have? What documents does a motor carrier need to

make available for inspection?

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What will I learn in this module?

Inspectors

Inspector authority

Documents requiredfor inspection

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Who is an inspector?

Two groups of officers are “inspectors”: Peace officers Any other person designated by a director

In Alberta, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officers, Carrier Services Investigators and Vehicle Safety Investigators are inspectors

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What authorities does an inspector have? During business hours, inspector can

enter motor carrier’s home terminal or principal place of business to inspect daily logs, supporting documents and other relevant records

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What authorities does an inspector have? Examples of supporting documents:

Fuel, toll and ferry receiptsAccommodation and meal receiptsShipping documents, manifests, trip

envelopes, bills of ladingAny enforcement documents (violation

reports, notice and orders, CVSA reports)

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What authorities does an inspector have? At any time, inspector can stop and enter

commercial vehicle to inspect daily logs and supporting documents (Module 17)

At any time, inspector can stop commercial vehicle and enter its sleeper berth to verify that sleeper berth meets sleeper berth requirements (Module 8)

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What authorities does an inspector have?

No person can obstruct or hinder, or knowingly make any false or misleading statements whether orally or in writing to director or inspector under these Regulations

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What documents does a motor carrier need to make available for inspection? Daily logs, supporting documents and

other relevant records Any permit under which driver is / was

operating

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What documents does a motor carrier need to make available for inspection?Inspector will do the following: Immediately return permit if it is a current permit

and provide a receipt for any expired permit as well as for daily logs, supporting documents and other relevant records

Return expired permits, daily logs, supporting documents and other relevant records within 14 days after receiving them