{"id":2793,"date":"2023-10-31T21:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T21:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalka.honesthost.org\/?p=2793"},"modified":"2025-02-28T09:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:31:37","slug":"how-often-do-commercial-trucks-require-maintenan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kalkalaw.com\/blog\/how-often-do-commercial-trucks-require-maintenan\/","title":{"rendered":"How Often Do Commercial Trucks Require Maintenance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are strict federal regulations in place governing the maintenance of commercial trucks. If these regulations are not diligently adhered to, the consequences can be quite severe.<\/p>\n<p>Read on to learn how often federal regulations require commercial trucks to be inspected, repaired, and maintained.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Code Of Federal Regulations Section 396<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>General<\/h3>\n<p>According to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-49\/subtitle-B\/chapter-III\/subchapter-B\/part-396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) \u00a7396.3<\/a>, \u201cEvery motor carrier and intermodal equipment provider must systematically inspect, repair, and maintain, or cause to be systematically inspected, repaired, and maintained, all motor vehicles and intermodal equipment subject to its control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The law also requires that all parts and accessories are in safe and proper working order at all times (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-49\/subtitle-B\/chapter-III\/subchapter-B\/part-396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CFR \u00a7396.3(a)(1)<\/a>). In addition, the following features must be inspected\u00a0<strong>at least every 90 days<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-49\/subtitle-B\/chapter-III\/subchapter-B\/part-396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CFR \u00a7396.3(a)(2)<\/a>):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pushout windows<\/li>\n<li>Emergency doors<\/li>\n<li>Emergency door marking lights in buses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Required Records<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For 30 consecutive days<\/strong>, motor carriers must maintain the records for all vehicles they operate (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-49\/subtitle-B\/chapter-III\/subchapter-B\/part-396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CFR \u00a7396.3(b)<\/a>). The records must include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The vehicle\u2019s identification, including company number. If marked, also:\n<ul>\n<li>Make,<\/li>\n<li>Serial number,<\/li>\n<li>Year, and<\/li>\n<li>Tire size;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Records with the nature and due date of the required inspections and maintenance to be conducted;<\/li>\n<li>Records of the inspections, repairs, and maintenance including their date and nature; and<\/li>\n<li>Records of the tests performed on:\n<ul>\n<li>Pushout windows<\/li>\n<li>Emergency doors<\/li>\n<li>Emergency marking lights on buses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Record Retention<\/h3>\n<p>These records must live with the vehicle for\u00a0<strong>at least one year<\/strong>\u00a0and for\u00a0<strong>six months<\/strong>\u00a0after the vehicle is no longer in the motor carrier\u2019s control.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>We&#8217;re Here To Help Injured Victims<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been hurt in a truck accident as a result of faulty commercial truck maintenance, you may be able to recover compensation for your losses. Don\u2019t delay\u2014reach out right away to learn how we can help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We offer free consultations and we know how to assist you. Contact our office right away to discuss the details of your case by calling\u00a0<a href=\"tel:(404) 529-9371\">(404) 529-9371<\/a>\u00a0or filling out the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalkalaw.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online contact form<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are strict federal regulations in place governing the maintenance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Often Do Commercial Trucks Require Maintenance? | The Kalka Law Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how often commercial trucks require maintenance according to federal law by reading our blog from the skilled truck accident attorneys at The Kalka Law Group.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kalkalaw.com\/es\/blog\/how-often-do-commercial-trucks-require-maintenan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Often Do Commercial Trucks Require Maintenance? 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