What is Part 379?
The FMCSA rulebook for preserving business, operating, shipping, claims, and financial records.
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Part 379 is the FMCSA record-retention rulebook for motor carriers, brokers, and household goods freight forwarders. It explains which business, financial, operational, shipping, claims, tax, payroll, equipment, and agency records must be preserved.
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The FMCSA rulebook for preserving business, operating, shipping, claims, and financial records.
Applies to motor carriers, brokers, household goods freight forwarders, and certain joint records.
Appendix A sets minimum retention periods, but other legal needs may require longer storage.
Records must be protected from loss, damage, unauthorized access, modification, and corruption.
Digital records must be accurate, accessible, reproducible, backed up, and organized.
Appendix A lists record categories and retention periods for covered transportation records.
Company closure, merger, or software cancellation does not erase record-retention needs.
Waiver requests require written support and should not be assumed unless approved.
Records prove what happened during payment, audit, cargo claim, tax, and settlement disputes.
A practical checklist for folders, naming rules, backups, exports, legal holds, and record proof.
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