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| October 2014
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad-
ministration will test a new automatic
failure feature for new entrant audits
and extend its testing of offsite new
entrant audits until December.
FMCSA said the auto-fail func-
tionality will be implemented via
an update to its technical systems
and will fail carriers automatically
during a new entrant safety audit if
an automatic failure violation
is discovered in documents
submitted for the audit.
The offsite new entrant au-
dit program began last July and
was slated to last 12 months,
but the agency said the pro-
gram will continue through
the end of December to allow
collection of more data.
FMCSA is required by law
to conduct an onsite new en-
trant audit within 12 months
of a carrier's receipt of U.S.
Department of Transporta-
tion operating authority, but
the agency feels the onsite au-
dits have grown too expensive
and ineffi cient. Performing the
reviews offsite may be a better
use of resources and allow the
agency to better target high-
er-risk carriers, it said.
– James Jaillet
FMCSA testing auto-fail for new entrants
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can be improved slowly
over time. If you're in ar-
rears on any accounts, pay
what you owe, including
penalties, as fast as possi-
ble. Pay bills, including all
personal bills, on time. That
could mean making busi-
ness and household budgets
and sticking to them.
Partners in Busi-
ness is produced
by Overdrive and
the consultants
at ATBS, the nation's largest own-
er-operator business services fi rm.
It is sponsored by Goodyear Smart
Fleet and Ryder. The 2014 Partners
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