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Since 2004, Ram Services has successfully operated a fleet of right at 15 trucks out of the Dallas, Texas area.
When they lost one of their drivers to a single-vehicle fatality accident, they knew a DOT audit was coming. What they didn’t know was how severe that accident, coupled with one other recordable accident in a 12 month period, was going to substantially impact their bottom line.
With the exception of the two recordable accidents, Ram Services’ audit was one any company wou
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently took another step towards improving safety through its Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program. On August 3, 2011 Safety Measurement System (SMS) release, FMCSA refined the criteria that determines which motor carriers are subject to the more stringent Hazardous Materials (HM) intervention threshold. This improvement, which was made after several months of careful monitoring and listening to industry and enforcement safety
