How did you prepare for first DOT audit

My company uses First Advantage for all of our MVR, background check, employment history, credit check, etc. I don't know what it costs but I run driver info through it. https://enterprise.fadv.com/

 

Don't worry if they ignore your letter. Just document when sent and no reply. Remember, with these guys if it's not written down it didn't happen.

 

Didn't eat for a week and nervous as hell, but that was some time ago and we got an "atta boy" out of it, lol

 

Dont bring any fuel reciepts or bill of ladings to audit. if asked why, tell them your accountant has them and is out of town for three months,you will fail supporting documents, but you only have to pass 4 of 5 .with out fuel receipts or bols, logs cant be questioned,make sure logs appear to be filled out legally with inspections.the logs also need to coincide with any dot scale crossings where your truck was stopped on the scale or issued tickets ,this is a must whenever you cook the books,audit or not.make sure driver document pack is complete, you can enroll in the drug testing consortium anytime before audit as long as you have your pre employment drug screen ,truck inspections and maintainence program and records are current ,never write a defect on daily log ,you have to be registered as a class 9 hazmat.also all your dot violations need to be mailed back as stated on form.the less evidence you have .the less they have to work with,if you can get a whinny loud screaming baby and some barking dogs things will go much faster.if you live on the west coast they communicate between states ,i belive ca,or,wa,id,with liscense plate recognition.i live in va.they only audit 1 month of logs and you only have to have six months on hand.unless everything is on the up and up never give supporting documents,when the officer calls to make the appointment you can ask him what he needs,write it down,you can also push the date back to prepare,i told my tropper i was going to be on road for three months and he pushed it back no problem.ive had my authority 7 years i dont take random drug test,i dont give a fart what the regulations,i have a great fmsca score,rule number one. run at night,and weekends,if you are illegal dont stop at scale,trucker path is a great app to know when they should be or are closed, run it if needed, make them get off there ars and get you .drivewise will get you across alot of them i use big road e logs that are completely editable,as soon as they see e logs they dont even look

 

Just tell them youve been self employed your whole life,get a back ground check online,you have to fill out a job app to ,and it is a five leg audit focusing on all requirements it doesnt matter what equipment you have it all has to be right 4 out of 5 as i posted earlier,you also have to impliment a saftey program the trooper will help you out with this when he calls to make appointment write it down or ask him if he could email you a outline get his number so if you have questions you can get answers