Summary
- Insight into data used to identify carriers at high risk for audits
- Importance of documentation including accuracy in logs, records, and inspections key to avoiding “red flag” violations during audits
- Canadian carriers are subject to FMCSA rules: learn more if your drivers cross the border into U.S.
- Make your fleet "audit-ready" by leveraging expert insights shared during the webinar
Most fleets don’t think about a compliance review until they’re already in one, and by then the auditor has decided which files to pull and what’s at stake.
In this candid conversation, David Yessen, former Chief of FMCSA’s Compliance Division, sat down with Fleetworthy’s Rob Abbott to explain what happens on the other side of a review.
Fleetworthy Senior Consultant Lori Johnson also shared lessons from customer audits, including pitfalls and traps to avoid.
They covered how FMCSA selects fleets, which driver and vehicle files auditors sample and why, how civil penalties are calculated and whether they can be challenged, and when a Safety Rating gets triggered.
Watch the recording for practitioner-level insight and learn how to stay compliant before an auditor comes calling.
Related Resources to Help You Prepare for a Compliance Review
Understanding the FMCSA Inspection Selection System