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Two easy ways to improve your company's safety rating

As you may know, the safety of a trucking company is tracked on the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safety Measurement System (SMS).  Performance is divided into Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASIC) scores, which inform the DOT if intervention is necessary.  It is important that companies actively manage their BASIC scores to avoid attracting unwanted attention from the DOT.  Watching and improving BASIC scores can also result in lower insurance costs, but how can a company improve these scores?

                The vehicle maintenance and driver fitness BASICs are two of the easiest areas to improve.  Most of the violations that a company will receive in the driver fitness category are for drivers having expired DOT cards.  Make sure that someone is keeping a running list of medical card expiration dates.  Sure drivers should be responsible for keeping their DOT cards up to date but, it becomes the company’s problem when driver’s medical cards expire.  Now let’s talk about vehicle maintenance. 

                There is the old saying that “a camel is just a horse made by committee,” but committees can be helpful.  Creating a maintenance committee that is comprised of drivers, dispatchers, and the head of maintenance could help improving the company’s vehicle maintenance BASIC.  Allowing employees to identify and solve maintenance issues will give them more ownership of maintenance.  One note of caution about committees is that they can become a forum for complaints and morale killing, so it is important that management be present to steer the clear of becoming counter-productive.

Safety as a Service Rolls Out A New Look

Safety as a Service is proud to roll out a new user interface. The site is now a responsive website. It adjusts itself to match the screen it is being viewed on. It is easier to navigate and find information faster. The new design matches our desire to help with all aspects of the driver. From hiring a driver to training to compliance, Safety as a Service has it all.

How would you like to manage your drivers online and in one place? By managing we mean having a place to login and see a list of all of your drivers and being able to view important data on each driver, perform tasks, and keep track of every aspect of their day - to - day activities. 

Raise your hand if you need a driver! How would you like to have a place to go every time you needed a driver without having to place ads and without having to collect paper applications?

 

How about seeing a list of all your driver applications in an easy to use and sort-able list?







How would you like to be featured in our job board that goes out to a massive list of potential drivers that are literally looking right now? And work with a company that is constantly combing the land for new drivers so you don't have to?







How would you like to keep track of your driver's applications, drug test's, accidents, and training all in one place and accessible anywhere you can log in with a computer? On a team? Wouldn't it be great if your team members could have access to all that data as well without having to ask you for it?

Give it a spin today with a free trial (no credit card needed). Free Trial

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FMCSA Compliance Now Requires a CDLIS MVR

FMCSA Compliance Now Requires a CDLIS MVR

FMCSA will now be looking for MVR (Motor Vehicle Reports) from the CDLIS (Commercial Driver License Data Base)in the driver qualification file. The CDLIS is the complete driving record from all states where the driver was previously licensed in the past 10 years. In the past, we only had to have an MVR from the driver's home state.

The CDLIS MVR contains the DOT Medical Card information for the driver.

To Order a report from the State of Colorado call 303-205-5823.

Online orders coming soon. Please ask about online ordering with each phone call.

DRIVERS MUST STILL KEEP A COPY OF THEIR DOT MEDICAL CARD AT ALL TIMES.

Important dates: May 21, 2014; all medical certificates issued on or after this date must be issued by examiners on the National Registry.

Important websites: nationalregistry.fmcsa.dot.gov - where doctors need to go to get registered.

DOT Medical Frequently Asked Questions