Trucking Compliance Guides
20 guides across 4 areas. Every regulatory figure on them is fetched from the eCFR or the regulator, and carries the date it was read.
Hours of Service & Logs
4 here- 9 min
Hours of Service Rules, in Plain English
The 11, 14, 30 and 70 explained the way a driver actually uses them.
- 7 min
The 34-Hour Restart, Step by Step
When a restart is worth taking, and the two ways carriers get it wrong.
- 8 min
The ELD Mandate: Who Must Run One
Which trucks are exempt, what the device has to do, and the transfer rules.
- 7 min
Truck Driver Log Books After the ELD Rule
Where paper logs are still legal and how to keep the 8-day file.
Driver Files & Medical
7 here- 9 min
What a DOT Physical Actually Covers
Every station of the exam, the thresholds, and what the examiner records.
- 8 min
How to Pass a DOT Physical
The five findings that cost drivers a full card, and how far ahead to act.
- 7 min
The CDL Medical Card, Start to Renewal
Certificate length, the state upload, and what happens when it lapses.
- 10 min
CDL Requirements by Class
Class A, B and C, endorsements, and the federal floor every state builds on.
- 9 min
DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Rules
The six test reasons, the random rates, and who has to be in the pool.
- 8 min
The FMCSA Clearinghouse Explained
Annual queries, full queries, consent, and the annual query plan.
- 9 min
Building a Driver Qualification File
What goes in on day one, what goes in every year, and what never comes out.
Authority, Registration & Taxes
6 here- 8 min
The USDOT Number, Explained
Who needs one, what it costs, and how the biennial update works.
- 8 min
MC Numbers and Operating Authority
For-hire authority, the 21-day protest window, and going active.
- 6 min
UCR Registration Every Carrier Owes
Fleet brackets, the filing window, and the states that enforce it hardest.
- 9 min
IFTA Fuel Tax Without the Headache
What IFTA is, what a quarter's return needs, and the records to keep.
- 7 min
IRP Apportioned Plates
Why an interstate truck runs apportioned tags and what the fee is built from.
- 7 min
The BMC-84 Broker Bond
The $75,000 bond, what it costs by credit, and BMC-84 against BMC-85.
Inspections, Safety & Cost
3 here- 8 min
The DOT Annual Inspection
Who may perform it, what the form must show, and how long to keep it.
- 8 min
The Six Roadside Inspection Levels
What each level covers and which ones can put you out of service.
- 9 min
CSA Scores and the Seven BASICs
How the percentiles are built, how long violations count, and what to fix first.