The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule clarifying that a Driver Vehicle Inspection Report may be completed electronically.

The FMCSA asserts that a DVIR was already allowed to be completed electronically, but the agency published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in May 2025 to provide explicit language to make this clear. This was intended to encourage motor carriers and drivers to utilize electronic, cost-saving methods when completing DVIRs.

The final rule now incorporates this proposal into the FMCSA regulations. FMCSA will also continue to allow paper-based DVIRs as a compliance alternative.