CDL Safety Scientist

Helping professional drivers protect their CDL. Helping companies with DOT compliance, CSA Scores, Roadside Inspections, Audits, Clearinghouse and more.

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

Satisfactory, Conditional, or Unsatisfactory - do you know which rating your company has? Or how to even find out?

#trucking #truckdriver #cdl #dotcompliance #fmcsa

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

Same violation. Same speed. Two completely different outcomes depending on which state pulls the trigger. Most drivers assume tickets work the same everywhere. They don't, and the gap between "minor fine" and "license suspended" is smaller than it looks. 👇
Drop your state in the comments curious how many people already knew this.

#trucking #truckdriver #cdl #truckerlife #dotcompliance

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

This happens alllll the time and carriers are left confused! This is an easy fix if you know what to do and where to look...

#cdldrivers #cdl #trucking #truckdrivers #truckingcompany #truckinglife #cdllife #brokers

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

That DOT number search reveals more than most drivers realize

#cdl #trucking #truckdriver #trucker #cdldriver #truckerlife #truckinglife #freight #truckdrivers #logistics #owneroperator #otr #cdllife #fmcsa #safer #dotcompliance #truckingindustry #safetyscientist #dotnumber #compliance

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

Top 5 things worth the coin in Safety.
Also, just a whole safety team that does all 5 listed....

#trucking #cdl #cdldriver #truckingsafety #truckdriver #cdltruck

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

Know what's in your truck. Professional drivers check their shit.

#cdl #trucking #truckdriver #trucker #cdldriver #truckerlife #truckinglife #freight #truckdrivers #logistics #owneroperator #otr #cdllife #fmcsa #eld #dotcompliance #truckingindustry #safetyscientist #roadsideinspection #compliance

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

Evaluation done. Treatment done. Passed the return-to-duty test. Still getting passed over. 🚛
It's not that you're unqualified — some carriers just don't want the paperwork that comes with managing follow-up testing. The move isn't to hide it. It's to lead with it, and find the carriers who already know how to work with return-to-duty drivers. 📄

#Trucking #TruckingIndustry #Clearinghouse #FMCSA #CDLDriver #SAPProgram #ReturnToDuty #TruckingJobs #CDLHiring #TruckDriver #TruckerLife #SecondChances #TruckingEducation #TruckingKnowledge #CommercialDriver #TruckingCommunity #TruckingTips #FreightIndustry #TruckingNews #DOTRegulations #Accountability #CDLLife #TruckingFacts #TruckingAwareness #ClearinghouseStatus #TruckingBusiness #SafetyFirst #Redemption #InsideTrucking #GetHired

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

A failed audit doesn't just knock your rating down — it starts a clock. 🚛
Unsatisfactory carriers get 60 days for general freight, 45 for hazmat and passenger, before it turns into an out-of-service order. Conditional has no deadline for FMCSA to rule — which means you can sit in limbo for months while brokers quietly pass you over. Every day that Safety Management Plan sits unfiled is a day your freight and your drivers are exposed.

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[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

Are we even surprised tho?
This is the industry that decides fault in crash litigation and represents carriers in front of FMCSA. That's exactly why it matters who you hire. 📋

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[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

One mistake doesn't mean someone's just back on the road like nothing happened. 🚛
SAP is the strictest return-to-duty process there is — evaluation, treatment, an observed negative test, and a minimum of six unannounced follow-up tests over the next year. It's not a loophole. It's a driver held accountable, doing the work to come back the right way. 📋

 #Trucking #TruckingIndustry #Clearinghouse #FMCSA #CDLDriver #SAPProgram #ReturnToDuty #DOTDrugTest #TruckingCompliance #TruckDriver #TruckerLife #TruckingSafety #SecondChances #TruckingEducation #TruckingKnowledge #CommercialDriver #TruckingCommunity #TruckingTips #FreightIndustry #TruckingNews #DOTRegulations #Accountability #CDLLife #TruckingFacts #TruckingAwareness #ClearinghouseStatus #TruckingBusiness #SafetyFirst #Redemption #InsideTrucking

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

Every trucking company gets graded. Most owner-ops have never actually looked at their own report card or realized a broker already has. 📋

If you run your own authority, this is the one thing you can't afford to not know. 🚛

 #Trucking #TruckingIndustry #DOTCompliance #FMCSA #OwnerOperator #CDL #TruckingLife #SafetyManagementPlan #DOTAudit #TruckDriver #TruckingCompany #CommercialDriver #TruckingBusiness #TruckingSafety #DOTRegulations #TruckingCompliance #TruckerLife #FreightIndustry #TruckingAuthority #SafetyRating #ConditionalRating #TruckingEducation #TruckDrivers #TruckingTips #CDLDriver #TruckingKnowledge #FMCSARegulations #TruckingNews #TruckingCommunity #SafetyFirst

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

Half of you said this wasn't real. The other half are about to find out it already is. 👀
They called it fake news. The FMCSA didn't get the memo. 🚨

#CDL #FMCSA #DalilahsLaw #TruckingCompliance #CommercialDriver #TruckerLife #DOTCompliance #TruckingNews #CDLHolders #CSAScore #SafetyScientist #TruckingRegs

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

Time to pull that report! 

#CDL #trucking #DACReport #HireRight #FMCSA #CDLdriver #truckdriver #SafetyScientist #truckinglife #CDLcompliance #driverrights #commercialdriver #truckingTikTok #knowyourrights #cdljobs

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

Unsatisfactory = No work. Happens more than we know...yet so many drivers AND companies have no clue!

#cdllife #cdldriver #trucking #truckingcompany #truckdriver

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

When's the last time you checked your Clearinghouse record? 👀
Because your carrier already did.
💾 Save this.

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[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

SAP done. Treatment complete. Return-to-duty test cleared.
And the Clearinghouse still shows incomplete.

Most drivers finish the program and think the record closes behind them. It doesn't. Follow-up testing is part of the SAP requirement — and until those tests are done, that record stays open for every hiring carrier to see.

No notification. No reminder. Just a flag that follows you from employer to employer.
Save this before your next job search.

#CDL #TruckDriver #SAPProgram #FMCSAClearinghouse #DrugTest #ReturnToDuty #TruckingCompliance #CDLDriver #SafetyScientist #Clearinghouse #FollowUpTesting #TruckingLife

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

Someone in the comments said roadside warnings don't exist in the system. I pulled the federal documentation. 👇

#SafetyScientist #CDLDriver #RoadsideInspection #CSAScore #TruckDriver #FMCSA #CDLCompliance #KnowYourRights #TruckingLife #DVERExplained #WarningVsCitation #CDLTips

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

Two serious violations in three years. That's the number. ⚠️
Most CDL drivers don't know it until they've already crossed it.
Speeding 15+ over. Reckless driving. Improper lane change. Following too closely. Two of those in a three-year window — 60-day disqualification. Three — 120 days.
And that window is rolling. It moves with you. One violation from 18 months ago means the clock is already running.
Know where you stand before the letter shows up.
🔗 Link in bio.

#CDL #TruckDriver #CDLCompliance #CDLDisqualification #SeriousViolations #TruckingIndustry #FMCSA #CDLDrivers #Trucking #CDLHelp #MVR #PSPReport

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

6 levels of DOT inspection. One goes all the way under your truck - brakes, tires, coupling devices, lights, your logs, your license.
Level I is the most comprehensive roadside exam that exists. It's also the one most likely to put you out of service.
Know what they're looking at before it's your turn. 👇

#cdldriver #truckdriver #dotinspection #roadsideinspection #cvsainspection #leveloneinspection #cdllife #truckinglife #dotcompliance #safetyscientist #fmcsa #commercialdriver #keepyourcdl #cdltips #cdltrucking #truckingindustry #truckingusa #safetyfirst #dotcompliant #cdlholder #otr #otrdriver #truckdriverlife #commercialtrucking #cdltraining #bigrig #18wheeler #truckingcommunity #roadsafety #drivesafe

[CDL Safety Scientist @cdlsafetylab]

Won the case. Got the dismissal. Lost the license anyway. 🚫
Most people don't realize the court fines and costs don't disappear with a dismissal — and failing to pay them can still trigger a license suspension. The case is closed. The obligation isn't.
If there's a dismissal on the books, make sure the financial side is fully resolved. This is one of the most overlooked traps in traffic court.
Save this. It applies to more people than you'd think. 👇

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