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Risk 6, Asking Someone To Drive A CMV When They Don’t Have The Right Credentials (From The Manager’s /Company Risk)
This is by far one of the most common ones that we see. When a company invites us to help them with a mock audit we almost always find that there is something missing from their DQ files. For good reason too. There are something like 52 items that need to be in...
Risk 5, Operating A CDL Rig Without Having The Right Endorsements (Tanker, Hazmat, Etc…)
This one is tough. Because the driver should know if they are properly qualified to operate the type of vehicle that they are driving. But…. It is ultimately the company’s responsibility to make sure that the driver has the proper qualifications. With that being said...
Risk 3, Driving A CDL Vehicle Without A CDL
This one is pretty simple. But the first thing you need to know is what a CDL vehicle is. Good thing we covered that earlier! Here’s the thing. If you have a driver operating a semi-truck hauling a heavy load without a CDL, you are going to get caught. And when you...
Risk 2, Not Having DQ Files Or DQ Files Are Not Up Completed Properly
This is by far one of the most common ones that we see. When a company invites us to help them with a mock audit we almost always find that there is something missing from their DQ files. For good reason too. There are something like 52 items that need to be in...
DOT Risk vs Reward.
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help. " -President Ronald Regan Last week we talked about risk VS reward and how to make quick informed decisions that lead you to be GREAT. Remember how we talked...
Risk VS Reward
Here’s the thing. Business and life are all about risk vs reward. And when we know what the risk is, it is easy for most of us to weigh out the risk and rewards so that we can figure out if it is worth it for us. Let me break it down and simplify the risk vs reward...
The Inside Scoop On Lingo About Trucks
The other day I was talking to someone about DOT stuff and they gave that look. Do you know the look? The one look that resembles a dog listening to a high pitch squeal? That look. I could tell that they were 200% confused about what we were just talking about. We...
Vehicle Maintenance Files Part 3
Holy cow we have 5 blogs just on vehicle maintenance files! What a process it is just to track your vehicle maintenance for your CMV’s Well let’s not take a ton of time chatting and just start digging into what's left for Vehicle Maintenance files. Annual DOT...
Vehicle Maintenance File Part 2
Let’s just start with the crazy fact that there are tons of regulations for companies that operate a commercial vehicle in this country! The great thing is that the whole team at Eclipse DOT is here to simplify regulations and make them easy to understand, and even...
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Risk 6, Asking Someone To Drive A CMV When They Don’t Have The Right Credentials (From The Manager’s /Company Risk)
This is by far one of the most common ones that we see. When a company invites us to help them with a mock audit we almost always find that there is something missing from their DQ files. For good reason too. There are something like 52 items that need to be in...
Risk 5, Operating A CDL Rig Without Having The Right Endorsements (Tanker, Hazmat, Etc…)
This one is tough. Because the driver should know if they are properly qualified to operate the type of vehicle that they are driving. But…. It is ultimately the company’s responsibility to make sure that the driver has the proper qualifications. With that being said...
Risk 3, Driving A CDL Vehicle Without A CDL
This one is pretty simple. But the first thing you need to know is what a CDL vehicle is. Good thing we covered that earlier! Here’s the thing. If you have a driver operating a semi-truck hauling a heavy load without a CDL, you are going to get caught. And when you...
Risk 2, Not Having DQ Files Or DQ Files Are Not Up Completed Properly
This is by far one of the most common ones that we see. When a company invites us to help them with a mock audit we almost always find that there is something missing from their DQ files. For good reason too. There are something like 52 items that need to be in...
DOT Risk vs Reward.
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help. " -President Ronald Regan Last week we talked about risk VS reward and how to make quick informed decisions that lead you to be GREAT. Remember how we talked...
Risk VS Reward
Here’s the thing. Business and life are all about risk vs reward. And when we know what the risk is, it is easy for most of us to weigh out the risk and rewards so that we can figure out if it is worth it for us. Let me break it down and simplify the risk vs reward...
The Inside Scoop On Lingo About Trucks
The other day I was talking to someone about DOT stuff and they gave that look. Do you know the look? The one look that resembles a dog listening to a high pitch squeal? That look. I could tell that they were 200% confused about what we were just talking about. We...
Vehicle Maintenance Files Part 3
Holy cow we have 5 blogs just on vehicle maintenance files! What a process it is just to track your vehicle maintenance for your CMV’s Well let’s not take a ton of time chatting and just start digging into what's left for Vehicle Maintenance files. Annual DOT...
Vehicle Maintenance File Part 2
Let’s just start with the crazy fact that there are tons of regulations for companies that operate a commercial vehicle in this country! The great thing is that the whole team at Eclipse DOT is here to simplify regulations and make them easy to understand, and even...
