Have you ever received one of those phone calls?  It can sure ruin your day, but if compliance has been on the back burner of priorities for your company, then it might be a nightmare!  Penalties for non-compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations can easily run into thousands of dollars.  Additionally, if your company receives an "Unsatisfactory" rating and continues its operation without making the recommended changes, it will subject to an "Out of Service" order.  What that means is that all of your trucks will be targeted by DOT officers nationwide for an immediate shutdown, regardless of whether or not they are loaded.

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During the latter portion of my career as a State Trooper, I was assigned as a USDOT Certified Compliance Review Investigator.  I regularly conducted audits on mostly small to mid-sized trucking companies.  Occasionally when I went into audit a company one of the first statements made to me was something like this; "this might sound crazy but we're kind of glad that you're here.  We know that we have to be in compliance with the regulations but we didn't know where to go for the information." Many of those people were just average small businesses that were trying to earn a living and so I would try to help educate them as much as I could while I was conducting my audit.  But time limitations prevented me from spending much time consulting with them and helping with things that needed to be in place. I was often asked if I knew of a consultant that could come in and help them further, but I wasn't allowed to recommend anyone due to conflict of interest issues. 

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Having now retired, I have decided to offer my past knowledge and experience to assist companies with both safety and compliance concerns. This time I am able to help companies be proactive in their compliance, instead of reactive, as in the past.  I started business in January 2021 as Trucking Safety and Compliance Services to accomplish this goal.