A level 1 inspection, or the North American Standard Inspection, is the most thorough DOT inspection. It's a detailed inspection of both the truck and the truck driver. The inspector will examine your seat belt, tail lamps, steering wheel, exhaust system, and everything required for driving safely.
FMCSA's National Training Center (NTC) develops and delivers high-quality motor carrier safety training to Federal, State, and local partners. This training prepares enforcement staff with experience and confidence for on-the-job decision-making, thereby leading to safer roads.
The purpose of the New Entrant Safety Assurance (NESA) Program is to assists new carriers (New Entrants) in private and for-hire operations with regulatory compliance when applying for a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) identification number, in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce.
The CVSA started in 1980 and their official mission is to “to improve commercial motor vehicle safety and uniformity throughout Canada, Mexico and the United States by providing guidance and education to enforcement, industry and policy makers”.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationHistory. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 113).
On average, it takes about seven weeks to get your CDL (commercial driver's license) when attending a full-time driver training program. The length of time it takes to get your CDL relies on a handful of factors. It can take as little as three weeks or upwards of six months.
Please go to FMCSA's Licensing and Insurance system and select “Carrier search” from the pull-down menu. If you do not have access to the internet, please call our toll free number: 800-832-5660. Select the option for "Insurance" and then the licensing and insurance status information option.
If you refuse to permit a safety audit, the FMCSA will provide you with written notice that your registration will be revoked and your operations placed out of service unless you agree in writing, within 10 days from the service date of the notice, to permit the safety audit to be performed.
For those who aren't familiar, a compliance review or safety audit is an examination of a motor carrier's operations by a safety investigator from the FMCSA. This is used to determine a motor carrier's safety fitness.
The CVSA is scientifically proven through lab and field testing to have a greater than 98% accuracy rating, making it the ideal truth verification tool for the pre-employment vetting process.
three consecutive monthsCVSA decals, when affixed, remain valid for a period not to exceed three consecutive months. Generally, vehicles displaying a valid CVSA decal will not be subject to re-inspection.
The quarter in which an inspection was performed is indicated by the color of the decal issued. Green – Decals issued in January, February or March. Yellow – Decals issued in April, May or June. Orange – Decals issued in July, August or September. White – Decals issued in October, November or December.