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DOT Compliance Help, Inc. (DCH, Inc.) is a privately owned consulting firm specializing in the interpretation and execution of the regulations and guidelines set forth by the Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Services
DOT Compliance Help, Inc. mission is assisting our clients comply with DOT regulations and establish proper safety management controls for one purpose: to minimize accidents and injuries in order to maximize profits.
Our core competency is performing mock safety audits using Carrier Automated Performance Review Information (CAPRI), the official auditing software of the DOT. The detailed results are then used to develop and implement safety management controls for our clients.
Additionally, we provide services, such as:
DOT compliance workshops
Development and implementation of Safety Management Plans (SMP)
Development and implementation of custom training materials
DOT Compliance Help Inc is based in Carpentersville, IL, USA
DOT Compliance Help, Inc. (DCH, Inc.) is a privately owned consulting firm specializing in the interpretation and execution of the regulations and guidelines set forth by the Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Services
DOT Compliance Help, Inc. mission is assisting our clients comply with DOT regulations and establish proper safety management controls for one purpose: to minimize accidents and injuries in order to maximize profits.
Our core competency is performing mock safety audits using Carrier Automated Performance Review Information (CAPRI), the official auditing software of the DOT. The detailed results are then used to develop and implement safety management controls for our clients.
Additionally, we provide services, such as:
DOT compliance workshops
Development and implementation of Safety Management Plans (SMP)
Development and implementation of custom training materials
DOT Compliance Help Inc., Principal, Mike England is an expert in the transportation business and knows there are many things to work with daily including cash flow, maintenance management, customers, suppliers, etc. but DOT compliance is not one of the first things that comes to mind.
One day the DOT will call and you will have to cancel all of your appointments for a day or two and answer all of their questions. Before they call you, I can look at your safety management control the same way a DOT regulator would, using the same software, asking the same questions and projecting your safety rating as if it had been an actual audit.
Services
DOT Compliance Help, Inc. mission is assisting our clients comply with DOT regulations and establish proper safety management controls for one purpose: to minimize accidents and injuries in order to maximize profits.
Our core competency is performing mock safety audits using Carrier Automated Performance Review Information (CAPRI), the official auditing software of the DOT. The detailed results are then used to develop and implement safety management controls for our clients.
Additionally, we provide services, such as:
DOT compliance workshops
Development and implementation of Safety Management Plans (SMP)
Development and implementation of custom training materials
DOT Compliance Help Inc., Principal, Mike England is an expert in the transportation business and knows there are many things to work with daily including cash flow, maintenance management, customers, suppliers, etc. but DOT compliance is not one of the first things that comes to mind.
One day the DOT will call and you will have to cancel all of your appointments for a day or two and answer all of their questions. Before they call you, I can look at your safety management control the same way a DOT regulator would, using the same software, asking the same questions and projecting your safety rating as if it had been an actual audit.
DOT 101
: Part A: Introduction to DOT Compliance
This class is an overview of DOT Compliance. Covered topics include knowledge and
introduction into the US DOT, FMCSA, PHMSA, FBI, CIA, and IRS and how they affect you. You
will be trained on the MCS-90 and what you promise when you sign it and how to tell if you need
an FMCSA registration, DOT number, MC authority, CDL, Drug testing, etc. You will learn the
questions and definitions of the MC-150a more...
DOT Compliance Overview Audit Survival
: DOT Compliance Overview and Audit Survival
Part A: Intro to DOT Compliance
This class is an overview of DOT Compliance. Covered topics include knowledge and introduction into the US DOT, FMCSA, PHMSA, FBI, CIA, and IRS and how they affect you. You will be trained on the MCS-90 and what you promise when you sign it. How to tell if you need an FMCSA registration, DOT number, MC authority, CDL, Drug testing, etc. You will learn the questions and definitions of the MC-150a more...
Driver Dualification File Workshop
: we will spend the first part of our class explaining all the parts that are required to be included in a drivera s application, then the rest of the DQ file, and provide a sample DQ packet which includes all the current requirements. We encourage attendees to bring 2 a 3 of your driver files with you. We will compare the new packet to your current process and show you how to add the new elements into your current hiring packet or you can just start from scratch when you get back to your office and use the sample driver qualification packet as a guide. The best news is, once your files contain the correct information, they require very little upkeep.
From accident register to accident prevention and everything in between
: We start with the accident register: when must you have, maintain, and update a register of DOT-recordable accidents? What else must be included in an accident file? What is the difference between a not-at-fault and not-preventable accident? What is an appeal packet and how can I use DataQs, disposable cameras and even drivera s memories to manage your recordable accident rate?
Once the documentation requirements are fully addressed, we will move into some methods to analyze current and recent past records to predict and prevent future accidents. The more...
Hours of Service Workshop
: We have heard and seen dozens of stories about company safety managers spending all their time auditing drivera s logs, and they still have violations. How do you get out of this trap? We will share with you a tried and proven way to manage drivers logs and decrease (you never eliminate) violations. We invite workshop attendees to bring two months logs for 2 drivers. We will teach you how to organize, audit, perform QC checks, council and educate drivers. We will spend the first part of our class explaining completeness, accuracy, form and manner violations, etc. We will discuss individual considerations and issues with each attendee, as class sizes are small. The time you spend in this workshop more...
Maintenance Management documentation and prioritizing your maintenance effort
: Most people are mystified by this exacting process. You have a couple files for each truck but none for the trailers or you have one file for all your maintenance, or you dona t really have a maintenance file at all. Regardless what your current situation is, We will de-mystify this for you and get you on the way to a maintenance documentation process that is as painless as possible (Ita s always going to be something you have to invest time in regularly a We cana t change that ) We invite each attendee to bring a couple of your current maintenance files. We will start with a more...
Supervisor Drug Alcohol Training
: We will teach you every aspect of drug and alcohol testing to include reasonable suspicion testing. Do you know who gets tested for drugs, what drugs they test for or what that allowable Blood Alcohol Content is? Do you know how to recognize a driver who is impaired and what to do? Do you know the rules for conducting a reasonable suspicion test, or how to treat a driver who self-reports? What if a driver sees another driver abusing an illegal substance? Can you afford to not know the answer to these questions?
Knowledge gained from this session will assist you in developing and maintaining your companya s drug and alcohol testing more...
Train the Trainer Workshop
: This three-part workshop provides you the tools you need to perform three mandatory compliance-related tasks:
Part A: New Driver Training:
The DOT requires you to provide training for all new drivers hired since Feb 2003. Topics include qualification / disqualification of CMV operators, Hours of Service, Driver wellness, and the whistleblower rule(s). Ita s not hard, it doesna t take long, and you will more...

