Having a truck placed out of service during a roadside inspection means unhappy drivers and customers, truck downtime, expensive repairs, fines, and dings on your safety score. What if someone other than a DOT inspector had noticed the problem?
This episode of HDT Talks Trucking is sponsored by Scraper Systems
And by CAT Scale. Learn more about its WeighMyTruck app
Listen to this episode of HDT Talks Trucking to learn how you can use same defect-detecting mindset that inspectors use. John Seidl is vice president of risk services at Reliance Partners, the owner of transportation consulting company Trucking Wins, and a former Wisconsin State Patrol roadside inspection officer.
Links for more information:
Trucking Wins Safety Consulting
2023 North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria (Handbook & Pictorial)
