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A worksheet, not an official form; use your regulator's / carrier's / insurer's own form where one is required.
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pre trip inspection checklist
Keep the check record before the next handover.
Pre trip inspection checklist — Keep the check record before the next handover. Use the supplementary worksheet for the existing vehicle check and defect records.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
Your free vehicle check record worksheet.
A worksheet, not an official form; use your regulator's / carrier's / insurer's own form where one is required.
- Tire / hitch / light record references
- Defect photos
- Existing report / repair reference
- Existing driver review reference
Check your regulator's own form. The printable version lists the source behind every field. CSV versions have an instruction row above the headings.
Then date your filled-in copy.
Keep the completed copy and its source records. A time receipt dates those exact bytes; it does not establish that an entry is true or accepted. Save a new copy after the existing inspection record.
Your record, one step at a time.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
Local preview: files are fingerprinted here. Notes and progress stay in this browser. Keep downloaded copies; browser storage is not a backup.
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How?
Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.
Add link and screenshots
The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.
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Record the date, time, place and who you spoke to. New notes are saved separately rather than editing an old note.
How to keep notes that hold upWrite it down
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How to keep notes that hold up
Write notes as soon as you can. Keep the original account rather than replacing it later; the venue decides what weight it gets.
- Write it down straight away, on paper or in the box on a step.
- Put the date, time and place at the top, and who you spoke to.
- Use their words where you can; separate what you saw from what you were told.
- Sign or initial a paper note, photograph it and add the photo.
- Never edit an old note. Add a new dated entry when something changes. A device save time is not independent time evidence or proof of event order.
Driver pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspection at the truck
Driver pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspection at the truck
01 · Keep the exact files
Use the supplementary worksheet for the existing vehicle check and defect records.
Records to keep: Existing capture-system and sign-off records
Driver pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspection at the truck
02 · Date the file’s code
Your device fingerprints the selected file or manifest. Dated follows an independent timestamp; Permanent follows Bitcoin anchoring.
An independent time, tied to the exact bytes.
Driver pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspection at the truck
03 · Keep the evidence
Use the carrier’s required inspection, repair and driver-review process. This is not an inspection procedure.
Keep the originals too. A changed or compressed copy has a different fingerprint.
Try a file. It stays here.
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Real cases: why records made at the time matter.
Real cases where dated records mattered. We don’t claim a time receipt would have changed the result.
US federal · 2003
Keep your copy of each vehicle check
A driver said pre-trip reports warned of a broken step before his fall. No copies were produced; his copies had been thrown away. The court found no proof the reports existed or were held, but the full result is not supplied.
Supplied account does not establish the final outcome of the injury claim.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›Louisiana · 2023
Claims of fake inspection records need proof
A crash claim said truck-check records had been filled in without real checks. The driver described pre-trip checks, and the firm supplied large files with no proof they were fake. The court kept the firm and driver's win on cause and what they knew.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›US federal · 2018
Same day tire checks can answer later cuts
A driver sought to defeat a claim that tire cuts left the driver partly to blame for a crash. His same-day check and account supported that the cuts came later. The court rejected that shared-blame defense, not the whole case.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›US federal · 2003
Missing check reports make early accounts important
A crash case lacked the pre-trip report file, which might no longer exist years later. The court ordered the early recorded accounts shared. Later witness interviews were not a full substitute.
This was an order about sharing evidence, not a final ruling on responsibility for the collision.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›US federal · 2014
Repair searches differ from driver defect reports
A driver said he had reported an exhaust leak. His logs and check forms did not show it, though a repair order showed a search for the leak. The court backed an earlier ruling, but the stored account gives no full result.
The issue’s full outcome was not reviewed; use this example only for the role of dated inspection forms.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›What courts, schemes and regulators say.
Positions below refer to the cited rule or record type, not endorsement of Timevolt. This service is not represented as an eIDAS qualified timestamp provider. A non-qualified timestamp does not receive the qualified timestamp presumption.
Carrier DVIR under 49 CFR 396.11
49 CFR 396.11(a)(2)(i), (a)(4) and (a)(6)
Reports may be created and kept electronically under 390.32. Carriers keep the report, repair certification and driver review for three months. No report is needed on a day with no defect found or reported, so a no-defect pre-trip is often not required to be written at all.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceElectronic records and signatures
49 CFR 390.32
Electronic records and e-signatures may satisfy record rules if accurate, retainable and reproducible on time, with proof of consent. No specific authentication or timestamp standard is set, and it does not say electronic equals paper in so many words.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceDriver duty before driving
49 CFR 396.13
Driver must be satisfied the vehicle is safe, review and sign the last DVIR when one was required; electronic format allowed under 390.32.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceDated third-party timestamp (RFC 3161) or Bitcoin anchor as proof of an inspection
FMCSA rules name no timestamp method
Nothing in 396.11, 396.13 or 390.32 mentions trusted timestamping; a receipt would be supporting evidence only.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceInjury and employment suits
Opinions above
Courts weigh inspection reports as ordinary evidence and note when they are missing or alleged to be pencil-whipped; no opinion read here set a rule on timestamps.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
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Proves / Doesn’t prove
Proves
A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.
Doesn’t prove
It does not prove the driver actually walked around the truck, that the photos are of this truck, that the defects listed are complete or true, or how a court or the FMCSA will weigh the record.
This cannot establish a completed walk-around, a safe vehicle, true defects or official acceptance.
These are the bounds of a completed proof. The local tester does not establish any time. The chosen court, scheme or regulator decides what to accept.
Questions, answered plainly.
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking. Privacy Policy.
How long do I have to keep DVIRs?
A motor carrier must keep the DVIR, the repair certification and the driver review certification for three months from the date the report was prepared.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerDo I need a DVIR every day?
A written report is only required for a day when the driver finds or is told of a defect. If no defect is found or reported, no report is required (carriers with a single commercial vehicle and a few other cases are excluded entirely).
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerCan I use an app or electronic DVIR instead of paper?
Yes. The rule allows electronic reports and signatures if they are accurate, kept for the required time and can be reproduced when asked.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhat must the driver do before driving?
Be satisfied the vehicle is in safe operating condition and, when a prior report was required, review it and sign that listed repairs were certified.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerDoes a time receipt prove I did the inspection?
A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhy does a dated record matter after a crash?
In published cases the question is often whether an inspection report existed at the time. One carrier kept driver inspection reports only about 90 days, and a driver who lost his copies had nothing to show.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerAre my photos uploaded?
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerThe file tester runs on your device. It does not issue a timestamp or take a payment.
Keep the records you already have.
Keep your original files and any existing official records while the receipt service is being prepared.