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Helping You Improve Your Safety Rating

Got a Conditional or Unsatisfactory safety rating? Trust Tri-State Safety Solutions, LLC in Toms River, New Jersey, to help you comply with all the FMCSA guidelines and avoid the following sanctions:

  • A degraded CSA score
  • Expensive violation fines
  • Required to develop and track a corrective action plan (CAP Plan) as part of the Safety Management Plan (SMP)
  • Being denied loads
  • Insurance rates decreased
  • Possibly denied an upgrade request

Full-Service Provider

When it comes to improving your safety rating, get all the consulting services you need in one place. Our services include:

  • Responding to audit requests
  • Creating a Safety Management Plan for Safety Fitness Determination Upgrades
  • Helping with the Safety Rating Upgrade requests
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Safety Management Plan (SMP) and Correspondence Assistance

DOT/FMCSA safety interventions with your company can be random or targeted based on your violation history. An intervention may include either one or both of the following:

  • 1 A full Compliance Review of all the record-keeping requirements noted in the Federal
  • 2 Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs)
  • 3 A specific class of safety violation, such as Hours of Service or Maintenance

After the compliance review, you will be asked to respond in writing with a Safety Management Plan (SMP) based on the results of your evaluation.

For carriers who received an Unsatisfactory safety rating, you are given just 60 days to respond to have your SMP reviewed and approved.

SMP Process

Our SMP process involves the following services:

  • A review of your audit results
  • Correspondence with the auditor to clarify actions required
  • Assisting the carrier in accomplishing any immediate actions required
  • Constructing the written Safety Management Plan and reviewing its short and long-term requirements with the carrier
  • Submitting the SMP and working with the auditor for approval
  • Working with the carrier on a plan to maintain the SMP requirements
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Safety Rating Upgrade

If you are assigned a Conditional Safety Rating, your business may continue to operate. However, you will be placed under additional inspection scrutiny. Additionally, you may also be subject to increased insurance rates and denied load opportunities.

The FMCSA offers a process for upgrading a Safety Rating – a daunting and time-consuming procedure for companies. That is why we provide all the necessary services to make this process quick and stress-free.

Achieve Good Ratings in Your Safety Audit

We are dedicated to helping companies comply with the latest safety standards and procedures updates. Check out our tips on how to do well on your audit.

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