Category: DOT Compliance
April 14, 2015
UPGRADING YOUR SAFETY RATING
If you have a conditional or unsatisfactory safety rating, it’s time to start thinking about safety upgrade requests. Having a poor rating is a serious situation that is costing you thousands of dollars in increased insurance rates and lost revenue, you should take action immediately. At Progressive Reporting, we have helped many happy clients get their…
March 16, 2015
EASY DOT FOR NEW ENTRANTS
If you’re new to truck driving, you may not fully understand the DOT New Entrant Safety Audit. The safety audit is a mandatory DOT program and anyone with a DOT number will receive a safety audit within one year of receiving their DOT number What Does the Safety Audit Involve? The safety audit consists of a…
February 26, 2015
WHAT IS THE SAFETY FITNESS DETERMINATION?
Recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) provided more insight into what motor carriers can expect from the Safety Fitness Determination (SFD) rule. The SFD is the third part of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program that began almost a decade ago. Once the Safety Fitness Determination rule is published, the FMCSA will have the…
January 23, 2015
FMCSA GETS GRANTS FOR SAFETY
The Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) recently announced the availability of a $30 million in state grants to improve transportation safety. This grant comes from two annual programs, each that are design to strengthen commercial vehicle safety. The goal of this grant is to modernize the technology infrastructure, making it more efficient to collect and…
November 14, 2014
Updating Your Conditional Safety Rating
You can request a safety upgrade at any time if you’ve taken the appropriate action to fix what caused your rating of “Conditional” or “Unsatisfactory.” To request a safety rating upgrade, the DOT requires a specific format. Here’s what you should do to update a “Conditional” safety rating. 1. Submit a Safety Management Improvement Plan…
November 3, 2014
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PLANS
Building off our previous post discussing how to develop a Corrective Action Plan (CAP), there are a few things we would like to bring up that go right along with a Corrective Action Plan. When a company gets flagged for DOT violations, or receives a safety rating that they would like to get rid of,…
October 15, 2014
DEVELOPING A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
Staying compliant with DOT regulations is a crucial part of running your trucking operation. In the event that you fail a DOT audit or compliance review, you may receive a notice of violation. When this happens, they require you to submit a written corrective action plan. This corrective action plan has to follow very specific guidelines…
October 14, 2013
WHO NEEDS A DOT NUMBER
Who needs a DOT Number?, is probably one of the most common questions we get asked. If you are operating one or more vehicles that are being used to conduct business and you can answer yes to any of the following questions listed below, you need a US DOT Number. Does your vehicle or vehicle…
October 1, 2013
DOT NEW ENTRANT SAFETY AUDIT: TOP EIGHT REASONS COMPANIES FAIL
The DOT New Entrant Safety Audit timeline was shorted from 18 months to 12 months by the FMCSA for interstate motor carriers in July of 2013. That means all companies with a new motor carrier authority or new MC Number will receive their first DOT Audit within one year of having their authority granted. With…
September 13, 2013
HOW TO: US DOT NUMBER PIN REQUEST
Hi everyone, this is Chris Vernon with Progressive Reporting Agency. Today, I’m going to show you how to request your US DOT or MC number PIN. This video shows you step by step how to do it. Once you make the request, your PIN will be sent to you in a letter and should arrive within…