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§ 391.63 Multiple-employer drivers.

Current wording, effective May 9, 2022.

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(a) If a motor carrier employs a person as a multiple-employer driver (as defined in § 390.5 of this subchapter), the motor carrier shall comply with all requirements of this part, except that the motor carrier need not -—
(1) Require the person to furnish an application for employment in accordance with § 391.21;
(2) Make the investigations and inquiries specified in § 391.23 with respect to that person;
(3) Perform the annual driving record inquiry required by § 391.25(a); or
(4) Perform the annual review of the person's driving record required by § 391.25(b); or
(5) Require the person to furnish a record of violations or a certificate in accordance with § 391.27.
(b) Before a motor carrier permits a multiple-employer driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle, the motor carrier must obtain his/herthe driver's name, his/herthe driver's social security number, and the identification number, type, and issuing Statedriver's licensing authority of his/herthe driver's commercial motor vehicle operator's license. The motor carrier must maintain this information for three years after employment of the multiple-employer driver ceases.
[63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998, as amended at 79 FR 59457, Oct. 2, 2014; 87 FR 13209, Mar. 9, 2022]

49 CFR § 391.63 — Multiple-employer drivers.. Text current through October 22, 2026. This wording effective May 9, 2022 to present. Source: eCFR (current), https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-391.63. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/391.63, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) If a motor carrier employs a person as a multiple-employer driver (as defined in § 390.5 of this subchapter), the motor carrier shall comply with all requirements of this part, except that the motor carrier need not—

(1) Require the person to furnish an application for employment in accordance with § 391.21;

(2) Make the investigations and inquiries specified in § 391.23 with respect to that person;

(3) Perform the annual driving record inquiry required by § 391.25(a); or

(4) Perform the annual review of the person's driving record required by § 391.25(b).

(b) Before a motor carrier permits a multiple-employer driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle, the motor carrier must obtain the driver's name, the driver's social security number, and the identification number, type, and issuing driver's licensing authority of the driver's commercial motor vehicle operator's license. The motor carrier must maintain this information for three years after employment of the multiple-employer driver ceases.

[63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998, as amended at 79 FR 59457, Oct. 2, 2014; 87 FR 13209, Mar. 9, 2022]

Amendment history

5 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. May 9, 2022 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
    [63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998, as amended at 79 FR 59457, Oct. 2, 2014; 87 FR 13209, Mar. 9, 2022]
  2. March 9, 2022 → May 9, 2022eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998, as amended at 79 FR 59457, Oct. 2, 2014]
  3. Oct. 1, 2015 → March 9, 2022annual editions 2015–2016diff vs. previous
    [63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998, as amended at 79 FR 59457, Oct. 2, 2014]
  4. Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 1, 2015annual editions 1998–2014diff vs. previous
    [63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998]
  5. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 1998annual edition 1996
    [35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 53 FR 18057, May 19, 1988; 60 FR 38745, July 28, 1995]

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section. Set a case date in the header to read any earlier wording.