49 CFR § 379.13 - Disposition and retention of records.

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title: "49 CFR § 379.13 - Disposition and retention of records."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "379.13"
section_name: "Disposition and retention of records."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "379"
part_name: "PRESERVATION OF RECORDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 13301, 14122 and 14123; and 49 CFR 1.87."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 32044, June 12, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "379"
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# 379.13 Disposition and retention of records.

The schedule in appendix A to this part shows periods that designated records shall be preserved. The descriptions specified under the various general headings are for convenient reference and identification, and are intended to apply to the items named regardless of what the records are called in individual companies and regardless of the record media. The retention periods represent the prescribed number of years from the date of the document and not calendar years. Records not listed in appendix A to this part shall be retained as determined by the management of each company.