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Carrier safety ratings have taken on a new meaning since the the Schramm v. Foster case, which established that third-party logistics providers can be held liable for the negligence of carriers they hire. We make the carrier selection process easier to manage by including current and historical carrier safety ratings. CarrierGuard enables you to evaluate your entire carrier base automatically to assess risk, and we alert you to changes in carrier safety ratings.
Part 358 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations establishes procedures to determine the safety fitness of motor carriers, to assign safety ratings, to take remedial action when required, and to prohibit motor carriers receiving an unsatisfactory safety rating from operating a commercial vehicle to transport hazardous materials requiring placarding, or transporting 16 or more passengers, including the driver.
When a motor carrier is inspected, one of three possible carrier safety ratings is issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation based on the safety fitness of the carrier.
No evidence of substantial non-compliance with safety requirements.
Carrier has in place and functioning adequate safety management controls to meet the safety fitness standard prescribed in Section 385.5. Safety management controls are adequate if they are appropriate for the size and type of operation of the particular motor carrier.
Carrier was out of compliance with one or more safety requirements.
Motor carrier does not have adequate safety management controls in place to ensure compliance with safety fitness standard that could result in occurrences in Section 385.5 (a) through (h).
Evidence of substantial non-compliance with safety requirements.
Motor carrier lacks adequate safety management controls in place to ensure compliance with safety fitness, which has resulted in occurrences in Section 385.5 (a) through (h). Motor carriers with an unsatisfactory safety rating may be subject to Section 385.13.
CarrierGuard provides the most effective way to identify the safety ratings of all your carriers. Whenever carrier safety ratings change, you will know.
- Satisfactory
- Conditional
- Unsatisfactory
- Not Rated
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With just one click, get a complete list of all matching carriers, including the safety rating date. You can even export the results to a Microsoft Excel file on the fly for easy import into most any software system. |
And if your company faces a lawsuit, CarrierGuard can provide evidence of your due diligence through our access logs and monitoring records. As long as you remain a customer, we can reproduce your monitoring activity, including the insurance, authority and safety rating of a motor carrier on any date.
There has never been a better time to get started. Request your 30-day trial account today, and we'll waive the standard setup charge to import your carrier list.
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