Section 34501.18 Of Division 14.8. Safety Regulations From California Vehicle Code >> Division 14.8.
34501.18
. (a) Every motor carrier regularly employing more than 20
full-time drivers shall report to the department whenever it replaces
more than half of its drivers within a 30-day period. Within 21 days
of receipt of that report, the department shall inspect the motor
carrier to ensure that the motor carrier is complying with all safety
of operations requirements, including, but not limited to,
controlled substances testing and hours-of-service regulations. The
reporting requirement of this subdivision does not apply to a motor
carrier who, through normal seasonal fluctuations in the business
operations of the carrier, or through termination of a contract for
transportation services, other than a collective bargaining
agreement, replaces drivers in one geographical location with drivers
in another geographical location.
(b) For the purposes of subdivision (a), "employing" means having
an employer-employee relationship with a driver or contracting with
an owner-operator, as described in Section 34624, to provide
transportation services for more than 30 days within the previous
year.
(c) For the purposes of subdivision (a), "full-time" means that
the driver is on-duty with the motor carrier for an average of 30
hours or more per week during the course of his or her employment or
contract with the motor carrier.