Transportation safety consultants
DQ Files/Maintenance/Log Audits
1. Preview Driver’s Qualification File for completeness.
2. Verify past employment (new hires less than 2 weeks working for the transportation
company).
*2 years drug and alcohol follow-up
*3 year past employment follow-up
*MVR verification (if not provided by the new hire).
*Review Medical Long Form for completeness and compliance.
3. Scan all the required Driver’s File forms into a computerized program.
4. Make a back-up copy of all of the Driver’s Qualification Files.
5. Have all the Driver’s Qualification Files available at the time of a State or US DOT
Compliance Review.
6. Send the transportation company a warning notice before a driver’s license expires or
medical certificate expires, or annual review of a particular driver is due.
7. If the transportation company is using the log check program, the logs will be
checked on a monthly bases for the following:
*Form and content
*Accuracy / true and correct
*Compliance with FMCSR 395 HOS Rules
*A re-cap listing any violations
*The transportation company is responsible for discipline for logging violations within
their company.
*Medical Form Review
8. The transportation company is responsible and must arrange with the independent
contractor to get them the driver’s logs for each month.
