DOT Compliance Services

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Our team of specialized commercial trucking consults provides DOT compliance services for all of your compliance needs.  Our affordable rates will enable to you focus on the business operations while Trucking Qualification Services will focus on keeping you in compliance.  We offer customized services for all sized fleets to meet your operating requirements:

Driver Qualification Files

  1. We audit your existing driver qualification files to determine the current status;

  2. We provide a report of our finds detailing our recommendations;

  3. We can provide you with New Driver qualification files including all required forms and background screening;

  4. We can work directly with all your Drivers to ensure that all required forms are completed by your drivers and returned to Trucking Qualification Services for completion of the driver qualification file;

  5. We can complete all Safety history, Substance Abuse Drug & Alcohol, Accident and Employment verification in writing for the prior three (3) years; and

  6. We can run the driver MVR Driving History Report, CDLIS Check and Background Investigation. 


Driver Qualification File Maintenance

  1. We can provide advance notification reporting of driver license expiration;

  2. We can provide advance notification reporting of driver medical card expiration;

  3. We can provide advance notification reporting of driver MVR expiration;

  4. We can provide driver license status check in required states each month;

  5. We can provide required DOT Accident Register maintenance and reporting monthly; and

  6. We can provide driver and vehicle roadside inspection and violation monitoring, logging and corrective action suggestions.


Hours of Service Log Auditing

  1. We can process all log and supporting trip documentation (receipts) which the drivers or company provides to us each month;

  2. We can audit logs for falsification, form completion and driver's Hours of Service compliance;

  3. We can provide compliance reporting to you on each of the logs and receipts to retain;

  4. We can provide compliance reporting to assist you in the evaluation of your drivers' performance for incentive programs to retaining good drivers or terminate frequent violators; and

  5. We can provide policy consulting for non-compliance within FMCSR Part 395.


Vehicle Maintenance Scheduling Record Keeping

 

Trucking Qualification Services can develop and maintain a preventative maintenance schedule policy for your company.  In general, our monthly Vehicle Maintenance Scheduling Record Keeping service includes:

  1. We can provide advance notification of annual DOT inspection;

  2. We can provide advance notification of International Registration Plan (Tag) expirations;

  3. We can provide advance notification of insurance expiration; and

  4. We can provide compliance reporting for preventative maintenance scheduling in accordance with the Company's policy of frequency;


Federal Motor Carrier Safety Rating Monitoring

 

Trucking Qualification Services can monitor your Company's FMCSA Safety Rating Statistics to advise you quarterly of increases or decreases to your Inspection Selection System Value and your driver vehicle Safety Evaluation Area ("SEA") ratings.  Motor carriers ("for-hire" or "private" fleets) should maintain as low as possible SEA rating.  Deficient SEA ratings are within the range of 75% ~ 100%.  

  1. All roadside driver and inspection (and violations) can be logged in Trucking Qualification Services' systems so that we can provide the Company with compliance reporting for corrective action and recommendations for both driver re-training and vehicle repairs when necessary in accordance with Company policy; and

  2. We can provide compliance reporting of all reported accidents for proper information gathering or investigation of required record keeping documents along with corrective action consulting.


MOCK DOT Audit

 

Trucking Qualification Services can provide MOCK DOT Audit programs and consult with you of deficiencies to help you correct them before you are surprised with an unexpected DOT audit.  Trucking Qualification Services will consult with you to maintain Company programs and policies resulting from the MOCK DOT Audit.  Our MOCK DOT Audit generally, consist of a written compliance report and recommendations focused within the following areas:

  1. Driver Hiring procedures and policies;

  2. Driver Qualification Files;

  3. Hours of Service logs;

  4. Drug & Alcohol Program;

  5. Accident Register; and

  6. Review of written company policies.



MOCK DOT Audits can be conducted by sending your information to Trucking Qualification Services for review or by scheduling an on-site visit.  On-site visits will incur travel related expenses.