How to pass a DOT audit?
- trucking-services-and-logistic
- May 16, 2024
- 2 min read
We teach you 6 easy steps to make your company comply with DOT audits and road inspections
Are you prepared for a DOT audit? Failing to comply could lead to catastrophic consequences for your business. Follow these six crucial steps to ensure your company is ready for the intense scrutiny of DOT audits and road inspections:
1. Proof of Insurance: Without adequate financial coverage, you're risking financial ruin. Ensure you have the necessary documents—MC.90, BMC-91, or BMC .91x—to prove your insurance and protect yourself from the crippling costs of accidents.
2. Drug and Alcohol Consortium Proof: Are you enrolled in a random drug and alcohol testing program? Failure to show proof of enrollment and your company's policy could result in severe penalties and tarnish your reputation.
3. Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Hiring without conducting pre-employment drug tests is a dangerous gamble. Test all new hires within the past year to avoid potential disasters on the road.
4. Clearinghouse Query Checks: Neglecting to perform Clearinghouse queries is a direct invitation for trouble. Ensure you're compliant with pre-employment and annual query requirements to steer clear of hefty fines and legal battles.
5. Driver Qualification Files: Incomplete driver qualification files spell disaster. Keep every required document—application forms, CDLs, medical certificates, road test results, MVRs, and Clearinghouse queries—in meticulous order to avoid regulatory nightmares.
6. Supervisor Training Certificate: Untrained supervisors are a liability waiting to happen. Make sure all CDL-hiring carriers undergo mandatory training to detect signs of drug and alcohol abuse among drivers.
Failure to adhere to these critical steps could result in dire consequences for your business. Automatic audit failures include:
Lack of a random drug and alcohol testing program certificate.
Employing prohibited drivers who have tested positive for drugs or alcohol.
Using drivers with suspended CDLs or expired medical certificates.
Hiring medically unfit drivers.
Employing drivers without insurance.
Non-compliance with service hour regulations.
Neglecting mandatory vehicle inspections.
Don't let your company become another statistic of DOT audit failures. Stay proactive, stay compliant, and protect your livelihood. Call us today—we're here to help you navigate the complexities of DOT regulations and safeguard your business from the brink of disaster.
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Contact us at TRUCKING SERVICES AND LOGISTIC we have the solutions for your company we help you with everything related to the alcohol and drug program, Clearinghouse drivers files, medical cards. We also have solutions and advice for drivers; If you have a violation, contact us, we will help you complete the necessary steps required by the Department of Transportation to be able to drive again and we will accompany you until your violation is closed.
We have substance abuse professionals across the country. (SAP) return-to-work testing, and follow-up testing.
We are your best choice in compliance.
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