Team DOT Compliance offers a wide variety of services that can help lower your scores. We offer a affordable safety and compliance solution for your company and it’s needs.

With over 154+ years of combined experience and knowledge in the industry we can help your company lower your scores and lower your insurance rates. Plus we give the DOT Guarantee. Contact us now and one of our dedicated Safety Consultants will call you right back.

1. DOT & FMCSA Compliance: Make sure the company meets federal and state regulations. Review driver qualification files, HOS logs, drug/alcohol testing records

2. Accident Investigation & Review: Help investigate crashes or incidents to determine root causes. Recommend corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

3. Policy & Program Development: Create or update safety manuals, procedures, and policies. Develop driver incentive programs or disciplinary processes related to safety.

4. Safety Audits & Risk Assessments: Conduct internal audits of safety (DOT Audit) practices and records. Identify gaps or liabilities before regulators or insurers do.

5. CSA (Compliance, Safety, Accountability) scores and Data-Q support: Review CSA scores and inspection histories to find issues. Review of potential submissions for Data-Q and submit for you.

And much more!

The purpose of doing maintenance audits for trucking companies is to ensure that all vehicles are safe, roadworthy, and compliant with legal and industry standards and cost -effective. Here’s a breakdown of why it matters:

1. Ensure DOT Compliance: Verify that vehicles meet FMCSA maintenance and inspection requirements. Avoid fines, out-of-service orders, or failed DOT audits.

2. Prevent Breakdowns & Accidents: Identify worn parts, overdue services, or missed inspections before they cause issues. Reduce roadside breakdowns and prevent accidents caused by mechanical failure.

3. Support Preventive Maintenance Programs: Check if the current PM schedule is working. Adjust intervals or procedures based on audit findings.

4. Control Costs: Catch small issues early before they become expensive repairs. Improve fuel efficiency by maintaining engines, tires, and brakes properly.

5. Maintain Accurate Records: Ensure that inspection, repair, and maintenance records are complete and up to date. Makes audits and inspections faster and less stressful.

6. Improve CSA Scores: Poor maintenance can hurt your CSA Vehicle Maintenance BASIC score, which impacts insurance rates and DOT scrutiny.

7. Protect Company Reputation: Well-maintained trucks reflect professionalism and reliability to clients and the public.

The purpose of an operations audit in trucking is to evaluate how efficiently, safely, and compliantly a trucking company is running its day-to-day operations. It helps identify gaps, reduce costs, and improve overall performance. In short, an operations audit helps uncover hidden issues and sets a roadmap for better performance.

1.Regulatory Compliance: Checks if the company is following FMCSA, DOT, and state regulations

2. Fleet Efficiency: Reviews vehicle utilization, routing, fuel usage, and maintenance practices.

3. Driver Management: Evaluates hiring, training, scheduling, and retention practices.

4. Cost Control: Looks at operational costs like fuel, maintenance, and labor for ways to cut waste.

5. Dispatch & Logistics: Reviews dispatch processes, load planning, and communication tools.

6. Customer Service: Measures how well the company is meeting delivery times and client expectations.

7. Recordkeeping: Ensures proper documentation for audits, insurance, and legal protection.

8. Safety Performance: Assesses accident rates, safety procedures, and corrective actions.

Going direct to customer instead of using a broker can be a major strategic move for a trucking company. Let us help you get in front of those customers. That means you have more direct business means more control and growth. Here’s why it’s important:

1. Higher Profit Margins: Brokers take a cut (sometimes 10–30% or more) of the load rate. Going direct means you keep more of the money for each haul.

2. Build Long-Term Relationships: Working directly with shippers allows you to build trust and loyalty. This can lead to consistent lanes, steady work, and negotiated rates.

3. More Control: You control the communication, schedule, and expectations. No middleman to cause delays, confusion, or miscommunication.

4. Better Planning & Efficiency: Direct customers often offer dedicated lanes or regular freight, making it easier to plan routes and reduce deadhead miles.

5. Brand Reputation: Representing your own company directly to customers helps build your brand, not the broker’s.

6. Stronger Business Stability: Direct contracts give you more predictable income compared to relying on spot market loads from brokers.

Let us do the hard work, so you can focus on what is important, running your company!