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DOT Activity in 2014 Resulted in: - Low safety ratings of Conditional and/or Unsatisfactory being given to 3,300 companies - Companies receiving 114,954 violations given during DOT reviews. - Companies and/or drivers receving 6,152,152 violations during physical inspections - Millions of dollars being spent on violations by companies

A DOT violation due to company negligence that contributes to a vehicle accident involving injury(s) will increase the cost of the accident.  It will usually increase by 4 to 5 times what it should of cost.  

The primary Department of Transportation (DOT) review areas (modules) covered, as well as other suggested areas, noted by an asterisk (*), that are not required by DOT but are part of the ARS Risk Reduction Reviews™ review include:

NEW HIRE REQUIREMENTS AND SELECTION

·         New Drivers

·         New Maintenance Employees

·         New Employees*

POST HIRE REQUIREMENTS - "DRIVERS QUALIFICATION FILE"

·         Experienced Drivers

·         Experienced Maintenance Employees

·         Experienced Employees*

HOURS OF SERVICE

·         Hours of Service

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

·         Substance Abuse

VEHICLES

·         Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIR) Logs

·         Vehicle Inspections

·         Vehicle Repairs and Maintenance

NEW HIRE TRAINING

·         New Drivers

·         New Maintenance Employees

ONGOING TRAINING

·         Experienced Drivers

·         Experienced Maintenance Employees

·         New and Experienced Managers

QUESTIONNAIRES

·         Drivers*

·         Operation Managers*

·         Mechanics*

·         Maintenance Managers*

ACCIDENTS

·         Preventable Vehicle Accidents*

·         Non-Preventable Vehicle Accidents*

·         Commercial Tickets*

·         Recorded Incidents*

·         Reportable Accident Log*

·         Vehicle Accidents Prevention Training Programs - High Frequency Accident Types*

INJURIES

·         Preventable Employee Injuries*

·         Non-Preventable Employee Injuries*

·         Recorded Employee Unsafe Acts*

·         Employee Injury Prevention Training Programs - High Frequency Injury Types*

·         Driver Injury Prevention Training Programs - High Frequency Injury Types*

·         Maintenance Injury Prevention Training Programs - High Frequency Injury Types*

SAFETY

·         Safety Programs*

·         Instructor Training

·         Safety Committee*

SECURITY

·         Security Program

·         Security Inspections*

·         Reviewer Security Inspection*

INSPECTIONS

·         Facility Inspections*

·         Reviewer Facility Inspection*

·         Shop Inspections*

·         Reviewer Shop Inspection*

CLEAN AND ORDERLY

·         Office, Yard and Parking Areas*

·         Maintenance Shop*

DOT SPECIALTY TRAINING

·         Hazmat

·         Cargo Securement

·         Entry Level Drivers

RECORDS RETENTION

·         Records Retention

New review areas (modules) are continously added and so this list may not be complete.

Note:  Only areas a company selects to include are part of a review and new areas can be readily added.