FMCSA compliance

5 advantages of outsourcing driver qualification file management

Hiring qualified drivers and ensuring they remain qualified to drive is central to a good safety compliance program. Trucking companies must ensure all new and existing drivers are up to code with state and federal regulations governing truck drivers, which indicates they meet the minimum safety and health requirements to operate a commercial motor vehicle. A driver’s record of these qualifications is called a driver qualification (DQ) file.

Because of the frequent onboarding due to high driver...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/5-advantages-of-outsourcing-driver-qualification-file-management

How safety can be the key to lowering insurance costs

Everybody in the transportation industry can probably agree on one thing: It’s not cheap to keep a trucking business running.

FreightWaves has estimated it costs $210,000 to operate just one truck annually, based on running 120,000 miles. Fleet owners might even say that most of the expenses that contribute to this figure are out of their control. After all, the industry is highly subject to supply and demand.

For instance, overall, companies can’t really control driver pay. If carriers want to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-safety-can-be-the-key-to-lowering-insurance-costs

CEO of ELD ONE vows to fix platform after FMCSA revocation

After a notice Tuesday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that it is revoking an electronic logging device — TMS ONE’s ELD ONE — from its list of self-certified ELDs, CEO Radu Murzac says the company is working on a fix and plans to have the “final issue” resolved in less than two weeks.

“When we first came to market, the process to become an ELD provider was relatively new,” Murzac told FreightWaves. “We navigated this process with the best interpretation of the law as we could....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ceo-of-eld-one-vows-to-fix-platform-after-fmcsa-revocation

Squelch high CSA scores to broaden your insurance options

Sometimes it’s best not to be in the upper percentile. That is certainly the case for Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) BASICs scores. Not only do the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and curious shippers regularly view this information, but these scores also play a major role in determining whether or not a motor carrier or owner-operator will be classified as a high risk to insurers.

Insurance rates are on the rise thanks to factors such as distracted driving and...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/squelch-high-csa-scores-to-broaden-your-insurance-options

The identity crisis of a non-rated motor carrier

Motor carrier safety ratings are a big deal, and they should be. Safety has become the industry’s top concern as compensatory payments and increased insurance premiums stemming from accidents have increased annually. With that being said, it’s understandable for a shipper to preferably contract with the highest-rated carriers.

Safety ratings, however, don’t often paint an accurate picture of the current performance of a company. Worse, obtaining a satisfactory rating has become an almost...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/the-identity-crisis-of-a-non-rated-motor-carrier

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