Safety & Compliance
What is FMCSA compliance?
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulates safety for interstate motor carriers. Compliance covers driver qualification, hours of service, vehicle inspection, drug & alcohol testing, accident records, and more. The system that scores your compliance is called CSA (Compliance, Safety, Accountability).
Why does your CSA score matter?
Your safety record — inspections, violations, and crashes — is public on FMCSA's SAFER system. Brokers, insurers, and shippers check it before they work with you. A bad record means higher insurance, more DOT inspections, and lost business.
What is a New Entrant Safety Audit and can you help?
Every new carrier goes through an FMCSA New Entrant safety audit in its first 12 months. We assemble your safety records, drug-and-alcohol program, driver files and hours-of-service, and prep or respond to the audit so you pass.
What can trigger a DOT audit or intervention?
A high CSA score in any BASIC, a crash or complaint, a roadside-inspection pattern, or your New Entrant status. We monitor the signals and fix the underlying violations before they escalate.
How do I improve a bad CSA score?
We fix the violations that raise it, challenge wrong roadside data with DataQs, and improve the programs behind it (maintenance, HOS, drug-and-alcohol). We watch your CSA/SAFER and bring the score down.
Audit Preparation & Response
DOT new entrant audits, IRP audits, IFTA audits, driver qualification file audits — we prep the documentation, coach you through the process, and represent you. If you've already been cited, we help build the corrective action plan.
CSA & SAFER Monitoring
Continuous review of your FMCSA safety profile, SAFER snapshot, and CSA/SMS indicators. Early warnings on increasing alerts. DataQ disputes for incorrect inspection or crash data.
Safety & Compliance Services Offered
Everything for an audit-ready safety practice:
- DOT New Entrant Audit Prep: Documents, process walkthrough, and audit-day support during the 18-month new entrant period.
- IRP Audit: Mileage records review, audit response coordination.
- IFTA Audit: Fuel tax records review and audit defense.
- Driver Qualification File Audit: Review of all DQ files for completeness — MVR, medical, employment history, road test, etc.
- Audit Removal / Reschedule: Request removal from an audit or reschedule when justified.
- Audit Action Correction Plan: Build the formal corrective action plan FMCSA requires after a violation.
- Safety Management Plan: Written safety management plan tailored to your fleet.
- CSA / SAFER Safety Score Review: Read-through of your public profile and improvement recommendations.
- Crash Report Filing: Filing crash reports correctly to avoid CSA score impacts.
- Driver MVR Check: Motor Vehicle Record checks across states.
- PSP Record Pull: Pre-employment Screening Program records for driver hires.
- HazMat Training: Required HazMat training for drivers handling hazardous materials.
- Violation Issue Handling: Address citations and violations before they impact CSA.
- Tolls (Unpaid) Resolution: Clear unpaid toll holds before they impact registration.
- Financial Responsibility (FL): Fix insurance-related holds that can suspend Florida registration.
Stay Ahead of Renewals
We track every renewal deadline on your account — IFTA quarterly, IRP annual, MCS-150 biennial, drug & alcohol program, UCR — and remind you before agencies do. Renewals on time = no penalties.
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