How to upgrade a DOT safety rating

[@marvin7098]

Can I disactived my dot, and get a new dot?

[@chumphrey150]

My safety score dropped and I can't book loads what can I do

[@salvadorramirez1511]

I'm a former fmcsa Investigator, I never did a safety AUDIT that gave a safety rating? The two most common reviews are New Entrant Audit which has no fine or safety rating, The other is a Compliance Review or CR And also known as an investigation. Once the review is completed and if you are getting a penalty its a civil case against the company.

[@Trucksafe]

True but it’s semantics. We rarely hear anyone other than the agency itself call their investigations anything but audits. That’s what they are and what the industry knows them as.

[@salvadorramirez1511]

Sorry for late response to yours. And you are correct its wording out here in the public sector. But thats why our industry is in the situation it is, lack of knowledge in it. I will say this once I explain the severity of an investigation compared to an "audit" the transportation company begins to see violations in a diffrent manner. My comment is not an attack with malice but to educate the trucking companies being targeted by FMCSA and them believing its only a slap on the wrist. I personally have taken this: to help educate the transportation industry to the bedt of my ability so they themselves are aware of what can transpire. Thank you

[@Trucksafe]

Like you, I have been working to provide education to the industry on these types of topics for many years. I disagree that calling them audits leads to apathy. Folks don’t seem to have a problem grasping the gravity of the situation IMO.

[@johnwilliams3836]

So for example if they put you on conditional rating then the next step after that you're shut down?

[@Trucksafe]

You can continue to operate with a Conditional rating. But if you get an Unsatisfactory rating, you’ll be shut down.

[@johnwilliams3836]

@@Trucksafe Thanks, does it make any difference if you accumulated too bad inspections in the same week and you're in the interim program? Or were they at least try to work with us a little bit on these five violations

[@Trucksafe]

Your roadside violations don’t really impact your safety rating. They impact your CSA scores. If those get too high, then you may be audited. And if they find serious enough violations in an audit, that’s when your safety rating is at risk.

[@johnwilliams3836]

@@Trucksafe Yeah I can expect to be audited lol. We're pretty new in the program but haven't had our first order yet with these violations I'm expecting one. Thanks for your help also love the video about you explaining the next steps to contest these inspections

[@salvadorramirez1511]

Begin doing corrective action, you can be conditional for years but an unsatisfactory rating will give you 60 days to submit your SMP plan showing all your corrective action.

[@jasonpapenfuss9376]

Is it true a roadside or dot inspection will automatically raise safety score

[@Trucksafe]

Most violations discovered during a roadside inspection will negatively impact safety scores. The exceptions are things like registration and dimensional violations.

[@salvadorramirez1511]

Yes, and also depending on your violations it will be on one of the 7 categories

[@NateHatcher25]

If violations are discovered, then yes it will increase your scores; however, the more clean inspections you have should help your scores overall because scores are based on calculations. For example Out Of Service Violations; if you have 10 inspections so far this year and 2 of those had Out Of Service violations, then your OOS percentage is 20%, but when more inspections are performed and you end up passing more inspections over time then that percentage will decrease which benefits you.

[@DN-nm1uz]

I was just put out of service because I was driving for 8 hours on sleeper smh how can I get this negative comment removed

[@Trucksafe]

The DataQs system is where you can challenge these violations. Check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHO9iId6ltlohM0

[@alexvillegas745]

Speak English bro