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15 questions across the five categories FMCSA actually grades on — DQ files, hours of service, drug & alcohol, maintenance, and safety management. Five minutes. Personalized assessment emailed to you.

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Section 1 of 5

Driver Qualification Files

49 CFR Part 391 — among the gaps we find most often in the files we review.

  1. Q1 · 49 CFR 391.25

    Do you have an annual MVR on file for every driver, dated within the past 12 months?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: every active CDL and non-CDL driver has an MVR pulled within the last 12 months from every state where they hold a license.

  2. Q2 · 49 CFR 382.701

    Has every CDL driver had a pre-employment Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse query, with annual queries thereafter?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: every CDL driver has a documented pre-employment query and a documented annual query thereafter — both archived in the DQ file.

  3. Q3 · 49 CFR 391.43 / 391.51(b)

    Is every driver's medical certification current and documented?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: for CDL drivers, a current CDLIS driving record showing medical certification status; for non-CDL drivers, a current medical examiner's certificate and a note verifying the examiner is on the National Registry.

Section 2 of 5

Hours of Service

49 CFR Part 395 — ELD compliance, HOS oversight, and corroborating data.

  1. Q4 · 49 CFR 395.20–395.38

    Are all ELDs in use on the FMCSA self-certification registry?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: you have verified each ELD model in your fleet against the FMCSA list of registered ELDs. Devices removed from the registry must be replaced.

  2. Q5 · 49 CFR 395.8(e) / 395.32(c)

    Do you review HOS records at least monthly for false logs and unidentified driving?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: a documented review, monthly is good practice, that catches false logs and assigns or annotates every unidentified driving record, as 49 CFR 395.32(c) requires.

  3. Q6 · 49 CFR 395.8(e) / 395.11

    Does your telematics or GPS data agree with the ELD duty-status record?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: when the ELD shows "off-duty" your GPS does not show 60 mph movement. Periodic three-way reconciliation between ELD, telematics, and toll/fuel data.

Section 3 of 5

Drug & Alcohol Program

49 CFR Part 382 — testing, records, and chain of custody.

  1. Q7 · 49 CFR 382.305

    Are you enrolled in a DOT-compliant random drug & alcohol testing consortium?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: an active C/TPA membership with evidence of meeting the federal annual random-test rates.

  2. Q8 · 49 CFR 382.301

    Has every CDL driver completed a pre-employment drug test before their first dispatch?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: a negative pre-employment test result is on file in every CDL driver's DQ file before the first dispatch — no exceptions.

  3. Q9 · 49 CFR 382.401

    Are drug and alcohol testing records retained per 49 CFR 382.401 retention rules?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: records kept on the 49 CFR 382.401 schedule: 5 years for positives, refusals, alcohol results of 0.02 or more, SAP evaluations and annual summaries; 2 years for collection records; 1 year for negative results; and training records for as long as the person does the job plus 2 years.

Section 4 of 5

Maintenance & Records

49 CFR Part 396 — DVIRs, annual inspections, and equipment records.

  1. Q10 · 49 CFR 396.11 / 396.13

    Are DVIRs (Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports) reviewed and acted on by a qualified individual?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: every DVIR that lists a defect is repaired and certified before the vehicle runs again, the next driver signs off on it, and the reports are kept for 3 months.

  2. Q11 · 49 CFR 396.17

    Is every CMV under your authority current on the annual periodic inspection?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: every truck and trailer was inspected in the last 12 months, carries the report or a qualifying decal, and the report is on file for 14 months.

  3. Q12 · 49 CFR 396.3(c)

    Are maintenance records kept for every vehicle for at least 1 year, and for 6 months after a vehicle leaves your fleet?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: records stay where the vehicle is housed or maintained for a year, and for 6 months after the truck leaves your control (49 CFR 396.3(c)). Many carriers keep them longer for litigation.

Section 5 of 5

Safety Management

49 CFR 385.3 and 390.15 — written controls, internal audit, accident register.

  1. Q13 · 49 CFR 385.3 (safety management controls)

    Do you have written, dated safety policies covering driver qualification, HOS, drug and alcohol testing, maintenance and accident handling, reviewed in the past 12 months?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: current, dated policies that show the safety management controls FMCSA rates you on. No rule requires a document called a safety management plan, but written policies are the clearest evidence.

  2. Q14 · Best practice (supports 49 CFR 385.3 safety management controls)

    Is there a documented internal-audit cadence — at least annual, recorded in writing?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: a written record showing your fleet audited itself in the past 12 months, with findings and remediation actions documented.

  3. Q15 · 49 CFR 390.15(b)

    Is your accident register current for every reportable accident in the past 3 years?

    Bar for “Yes”: Yes means: for every DOT-recordable accident in the last 3 years, the register shows the date, city and state, driver name, number of injuries, number of fatalities and any hazardous materials release, with copies of the police and insurer reports.

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