Tony Vasquez

Tony writes Fast Trucking Compliance's material on the FMCSA new-entrant safety audit. The audit happens within 12 months of activating USDOT, and many owner-operators reach the window without realizing the investigator will walk through their driver qualification files, drug-testing program, hours-of-service logs, insurance, accident register, and (if applicable) hazmat documentation.

Tony authored the DQ File Checklist template and the New-Entrant Safety Audit guide. Both are written from the auditor's perspective rather than the carrier's - which is the perspective that matters when you're the one being audited.