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Important Trucking Information |
The formula for
calculating your
Fuel
Surcharge.
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Sunset Time for anywhere in the United States
Know what you'll
be paying for fuel.
Commercial Driver's License
Information System (CDLIS+)
USIS
1-800-381-0645
(Monday thru Friday 8-5 central)
The FMSCA
requires motor carriers to obtain a 3-year driving history on holders of a
regulated Commercial Drivers License (CDL). A key challenge for employers
is determining the proper state(s) from which to request the driver's
records.
CDLIS+ searches
the "Commercial Driver's License Information System" for prior licenses
and returns a report including the current CDL and up to three prior
licenses. Reports also include any information found in USIS' own
proprietary "Multiple License Pointer File."
It is equally
important for every truck driver to monitor their DAC Information in the
same manner they track their credit information.
Although USIS is
the company that tracks DAC information their website is very confusing
when trying to locate information on getting a copy of your DAC file.
The best way to
get information to obtain your DAC is to call 1-800-381-0645
(Monday thru
Friday 8-5 central)
The only way you
can get a copy of your DAC Report is by mailing USIS a copies of
your SSA Card and CDL. These must be included with a letter from you
stating the reason for wanting a copy. The only way you can get a copy
without paying a $9.95 fee is if you suspect a fraudulent entry on your
report, you are currently receiving welfare of public assistance, or
you're unemployed looking for a CDL related position.
SafeStat
available for use
The DOT offers a free online service called
safe-stat. It’s a rating system which tracks all u-s roadside
inspections, vehicle collisions, moving violations, hours-of-service
violations and fleet audits.
All of that information collected by the DOT
produces one of three ratings, telling each DOT officer what
he needs to do when he sees your truck entering the scale.
The carrier you’re driving for could have a ‘pass’ rating, an
‘optional’ rating, or an ‘inspect’ rating.
Carriers with ‘pass’ ratings have a total score
of less than forty-nine points, and their trucks are waved through
at check points because of the carrier’s excellent safety
performance, as tracked by the computer system.
A score of fifty to seventy-four, however, means the
DOT officer can decide whether or not to take a look at your
truck. If traffic is slow that day, your truck is likely to
get the once-over.
And finally, if your carrier has a score of over
seventy-five, get ready to stop at every scale for about an
hour. Guaranteed. Your carrier’s safety performance means you get
that nice DOT officer’s full attention.
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