The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a Final Rule amending its regulations to eliminate the requirement that drivers operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce prepare and submit a list of their convictions for traffic violations to their employers annually.

The agency has determined that this requirement was largely duplicative of the separate rule requiring each motor carrier to annually to obtain the motor vehicle record (MVR) for each driver it employs from every State in which the driver holds or has held a CMV operator’s license or permit in the past year.

To ensure motor carriers are aware of traffic convictions for a driver who is licensed by a foreign authority rather than by a State, the Agency amends the rule to provide that motor carriers must make an annual inquiry to each driver’s licensing authority where a driver holds or has held a CMV operator’s license or permit. This final rule is effective May 9, 2022 and the full text can be found here:  2022-04930.pdf.