Where
601 Michigan Ave N. Stevens Point, WI 54481
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Agenda
8:30AM – Registration Opens – Coffee & Pastries
9:00AM – Seminar Begins
12:00PM – Lunch
1:00PM – Seminar Resumes
3:30PM – Seminar Ends
Course Description:
In this one-day seminar, we will dive into the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations covering companies, drivers, and vehicles. Topics covered will include:
- Company responsibilities, including credentialing, recordkeeping, and safety management controls.
- Driver qualifications, hiring, licensing, and tracking.
- DOT drug and alcohol testing.
- Hours-of-service compliance and management, including the limits, records of duty status, and common exceptions.
- Vehicle requirements, including the required parts and accessories, and inspection and maintenance.
- Enforcement programs used by FMCSA to verify and ensure compliance.
- Upcoming and proposed changes to key regulations.
This seminar is not only for “trucking companies that use big trucks”. It is intended for any company that operates what FMCSA or the State of Wisconsin considers a “commercial motor vehicle”, or CMV (a single or combination vehicle used in the course of business that has an actual weight or rated weight of 10,001 pounds or more). During the seminar, we will clarify which of the regulations are applicable to all CMVs and their drivers (non-CDL CMVs and CDL-required CMVs), and which ones are unique to CDL drivers and their employers.
Speaker:
Thomas Bray, Business Advisor – J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Tom joined J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. in 2005 as an editor in the Transportation Publishing Department, Editorial Resource Area. Tom specializes in motor carrier safety and operations management. He serves as editor of the monthly Transportation Safety Management Today newsletter for both print and online publication. Tom also contributes to the development of forms, training programs and kits, software, and online services.
Before joining J.J. Keller & Associates, Tom had 23 years of industry experience. While employed in the industry, Tom held various safety-related positions, including driver, driver trainer, claims manager, safety supervisor, lead instructor, and Safety Director. As Safety Director, he was responsible for DOT compliance, policy development, driver human resources, driver training, CDL testing, and accident prevention for a fleet of 350 trucks and drivers.
Tom is involved in the National Private Truck Council, Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association, and Wisconsin Safety Management Council. He has completed all of the roadside inspector training courses offered by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) and has been a voting committee member and program secretary for CVSA. He is also an instructor at MidState Technical College, a chief officer and advanced emergency medical technician for the Amherst, WI fire department, and previously served as a fire investigator on the Portage County Fire Investigation Task Force.
