CT-Watercliff
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Hello all,
I'm looking for some information, advice, opinions or whatever I can muster in regards to lowering a safer score that now seems to be a concern for potential customers. Let me offer you a little background:
I'm relatively new to the trucking industry and only recently became a dispatcher for a small flatbed trucking company. When I started, we initially had 6 trucks on the road (5 of ours, 1 O/O) and since then have grown to a fleet of 15 (10 of ours, 5 O/O). We intend to grow a FEW more trucks and then level off.
Of course, as we grow, we end up doing more and more business with new customers. As we have yet to **knock on wood** have any incident occur with the freight we carry (no claims, nothing to the nature), we still struggle from a high safer score. Currently at 92 due to log book violations and the resulting speeding fines. They put us OOS due to it and increase my rating!
So, my question is simply. Other than tightening down on our guys for logbook maintenance and truck operations (which have done and thus far, we have seen only perfect level 1 & 3 inspections with the US DOT), is there any way that I can get this down at a faster rate?
Thanks in advance, all.
I'm looking for some information, advice, opinions or whatever I can muster in regards to lowering a safer score that now seems to be a concern for potential customers. Let me offer you a little background:
I'm relatively new to the trucking industry and only recently became a dispatcher for a small flatbed trucking company. When I started, we initially had 6 trucks on the road (5 of ours, 1 O/O) and since then have grown to a fleet of 15 (10 of ours, 5 O/O). We intend to grow a FEW more trucks and then level off.
Of course, as we grow, we end up doing more and more business with new customers. As we have yet to **knock on wood** have any incident occur with the freight we carry (no claims, nothing to the nature), we still struggle from a high safer score. Currently at 92 due to log book violations and the resulting speeding fines. They put us OOS due to it and increase my rating!
So, my question is simply. Other than tightening down on our guys for logbook maintenance and truck operations (which have done and thus far, we have seen only perfect level 1 & 3 inspections with the US DOT), is there any way that I can get this down at a faster rate?
Thanks in advance, all.