6 Ways Trucking Noncompliance Is Costing You - the $20,000 Compliance Decision. In the Trucking, Transportation, DOT industry, regulations, fines, and other penalties can cost you thousands each year. This presentation walks through how Noncompliance is costing truckers and fleets.

1. @glostonets
NONCOMPLIANCE
ISCOSTING YOU
6WAYS
THE$20,000COMPLIANCEDECISION

2. Remember,even companies
thatoperatejustacoupleof
truckscanspendupwardsof
$20,000peryear
incompliancecosts.

3. AddafewmoretrucksandyourcostscaneasilyDOUBLE.

4. WHEREDOESTHEMONEY GO?

5. LABOR
COSTS
1

6. Managers,Employees,& Drivers
arespendingtheirtimeonthesecompliancetasks:
-Hiringknowledgeable
complianceemployee(s)
-Trainingemployees&
driversincompliance
-Managingemployee(s)
forcompliance
-Continuingeducationin-Continuingeducationin
compliance
-Detailingtriprecords,
preparingfuel&mileage
taxreports,filingall
reportsbydeadline
-Maintainingequipment
listsforcompliancelistsforcompliance
-Correctlytitling&
registeringtrucksfor
typeofoperation
-Buyingandrenewing
compliancepermits
-Auditingdrivers
-Preparingand-Preparingand
maintainingDriver
QualificationFiles
-Maintainingrecords
-RespondingtoDOT
violationsandaudits
-AndMore...

7. DOTComplianceManagerSalary
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=DOT_Compliance_Manager/Salary
YOUR TIMEISVALUABLE.
AREYOU USING ITWISELY?
Time& Costassociatedwith
employingatleast1employee
$15,000-$70,000annually
Time& Coststhatmanagement
wwouldspendmanagingemployee(s)
$3,000-$12,000annually

8. TECHNOLOGY
COSTS
2

9. TimeandCosttobuyHardware,Internet&
Softwaretocollect& produce
therequireddata
$2,000-$5,000

10. FINES3

11. **FMCSA 2015POCKETGUIDE:
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/data-and-statistics/2015-pocket-guide-large-truck-and-bus-statistics
Onaverage,DOTregulatedtrucks,busesand
motorcoachcompanieshavepaidover
$27Millioninfines
eachyearoverthelast7years
fordrivernon-complianceannually
acrossthenation!

12. **FMCSA 2015POCKETGUIDE:
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/data-and-statistics/2015-pocket-guide-large-truck-and-bus-statistics
Theaveragefinepercase
fornon-compliance
wilcostyou
$5,074!

13. U.S.DOTPipelineandHazardousMaterialsSafetyAdministration
http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pv_obj_cache/pv_obj_id_EE032B2FE5FB3E507FCCFBDF79B1860864590B00/
filename/2011%20Hazmat%20Penalty%20Action%20Report.pdf
In2011,anothercostly
violationwasHazMat...
fornothavingtheappropriatepaperwork.
Theaveragefinepercasefor
HazMatwillcostyou
$8,578!

14. OUT-OF-
SERVICE
COSTS
4

15. EACH HOUR OFDOWN TIME
CAN COSTUPTO
$87.50(ASSUMING AVG SPEED =50MPH,REVENUE=$1.75/MILE*)
BEING PLACED OUT-OF-SERVICE
FOR 10HOURSDUETO A
DRIVERDRIVER LOG VIOLATION
CAN COSTUPWARDSOF
$870.00!
ATRI:AnAnalysisoftheOperationalCostsofTrucking:A 2014Update
http://www.atri-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ATRI-Operational-Costs-of-Trucking-2014-FINAL.pdf

16. ADDITIONALLY,THECOSTSOF
OUTOFSERVICEROADSIDE
VEHICLEREPAIRSCAN BE
3X TO 5XMORE
COMPARED TO YOUR HOMETERMINAL!
DON’TFORGETADDING THECOSTSWITH
THEDRIVER HTHEDRIVER HAVING TO USEON-DUTY TIME
TO COMPLETETHESEREPAIRS&
IFTHISISA TIMESENSATIVELOAD.

17. THE
COSTS
OF
LAWSUITS
5

18. AccordingtoRobMoseley,headofthetransportation
departmentatSmith,Moore,andLeatherwood,
“Juriesarerelativelyacceptingoftruckdrivers
whomakemistakes.Juriesaremuch
lessforgivingwhensafetyissues
areignored.”
Headded,“Atruckingcompanygetstoexplain
twoproblemstwoproblemsorinconsistenciestothejury.
Afterthat,thejurydoesn’tlistenandwill
punishthetruckingcompanywithdamages.”
Notonlywillthecarrierpayfordamages
butthecostsassociatedwiththelegaldefense,easily
tensofthousandsofdollars!

19. ADDITIONAL
COSTS
6

20. NONCOMPLIANCECAN CAUSEA CHAIN REACTION
OFADDITIONALTIME& COSTS.
ANINCREASENUMBEROFINSPECTIONS
MOREDETAILEDINSPECTIONS
ANIMPACTONINSURANCERATES
LOSSOFBUSINESS/LOADSDUETOPOORCSASCORES

21. COMPLIANCEISCHEAP.
NONCOMPLIANCEISEXPENSIVE.

22. Remember,even companies
thatoperatejustacoupleof
truckscanspendupwardsof
$20,000peryear
incompliancecosts.

23. NONCOMPLIANCECOSTS:
1.LABOR COSTS=$15,000+ANNUALLY
2.TECHNOLOGY COSTS=$2,000+
3.FINES=$5,000(IFJUSTONEFINE)
4.OUTOFSERVICECOSTS=$870.00/DAY
5.LAWSUITSCOSTS=POTENTIALLYTENSOFTHOUSANDS
6.ADDITIO6.ADDITIONALCOSTS
TOTAL=$20,000+ANNUALLY

24. SAVEMORE,LESSWORK,
BETTER COMPLAINCE
INVESTIN COMPLIANCETODAY.

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DOTCOMPLIANCE?

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