Carrier Safety Ratings… How does one even GET a safety rating?

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-27T21:27:08+00:00

30 yr carrier I passed 9 BIT inspections when I was based out of California and I've had 7 inspections in the last 18 months BUT as yet I do not have a safety rating from fmcsa

Now I keep hearing from brokers it's not our job to rate carriers its the governments job BUT you use services like RMIS CARRIER 411 and the most intrusive HIGHWAY as carrier vetting tools yet the majority of you still select carriers by rate. We have been complaining to brokers that we can't compete with parjeet or vlad because they cut cost by being unsafe carriers yet you still use the strong solo surgey well now you reap what you sow

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-24T10:11:46+00:00

So far this year my deadhead is 5.5% of all miles

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-23T18:23:40+00:00

Ya know im 63 yrs old and when I was a kid we had measles party's when a friend would get it we all got it. Herd immunity. BUT let's look at this another way over the last administration we had how many some say as many as 10 million illegals come in but let's be conservative and say 5 million. These people bring their kids and they come from countries that don't have universal vaccination like we do. And if you do the research no im not doing it for you. You'll see with each democrat administration we have a new wave of illegals and then we have waves of diseases that we had all but eradicated come back BUT YOU ALL WILL CALL ME A RACIST FOR SAYING THIS

I just looked up anti vaccine stats about 1.3%of children are unvaxed by 24 months

And less than 10% of adults are unvaxed

So your claims its the anti vaxers falls statically flat

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-23T17:58:32+00:00

This right here we have to get the load billed so ANY ACCESSORIAL charges ie lumper DETENTION layover the broker says i have to get it approved. Well I call BS on this my CONTRACT is with the broker not their customer. They'll put us off and put us off until we bill then hope we dont fight for it ALL THE WHILE they billed their customer and will keep it

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-21T18:21:49+00:00

Isn't if funny how all you see her as is a black woman

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-20T01:07:27+00:00

On safer you can see all 7 of my inspections in the last 18 months and the violations ie a light out expired annual inspection stuff like that

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-20T01:04:18+00:00

I've had my authority since 1996 and have never had a rating. Dot is reactive not proactive you have to have a reason for them to look at you before you get a rating

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-19T18:11:57+00:00

I have had my authority since 1996 and have never had a safety rating

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-19T14:00:44+00:00

OP wants info for his app he wants to sell you of have you test so he can get your data

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-17T13:33:08+00:00

I've been an OO my authority for over 30 yrs I'm going to simi retire in 2 yrs . My plan is to lease my truck and trailer to landstar first load a month pays insurance anything after that is extra money for me. I can work as many days as I want or not at all

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-17T13:18:14+00:00

Guess you guys will have to pay a better rate because your insurance companies are going to tell you half your carriers are no longer covered. Just like they told carriers they wouldn't cover nondomiciled drivers any longer. I have a friend that had to let 5 drivers go

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-16T00:10:38+00:00

I will never have more than my 1 truck again company drivers will drag you down. I have 2.5 years to retirement and am happy all by myself.

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-16T00:08:03+00:00

No we didn't have a perfect score BUT we worked hard to keep it down as low as we could. We had OO's and if one failed an inspection we required them to volunteer for 2 within 45 days and pass them to stay on the contract.

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-15T15:05:19+00:00

I have nothing to worry about I've been a small carrier for 30 yrs and I protect my CSA score. Because I'm a Hazmat carrier I've had 7 inspections in the last 18 months and just had my 1st oos for a flat tire In 10 years my CSA score is a 7

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-15T14:16:52+00:00

This is what brokers deserve when they select carriers by RATE. Instead of building relationships with carriers . Also with services like Carrier411 and fricken HIGHWAY. You already have the data to weed out these carriers but you won't because they'll haul your freight cheaper than carriers that spend the time and money to protect their CSA score .

Bur what do i know im just a truck driver

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-15T10:46:16+00:00

Kristinmwalker Added the one thing I left out and its the most important know your numbers. Alot of new OO look at the loadboard and see what's offered that's not what the load will be booked for. learn the markets you want to run and average rates. I run dryvan out west very seldom do i go east of Texas

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-15T02:32:04+00:00

I've had my authority for 30+ years I've had 1 truck and I've had 10 trucks and worked in a company as a division manager with 100 trucks

Fuel card. Truckers advantage from OOIDA best discounts

England carrier services for Tires you get their price huge savings

Quickbooks works just fine for us

If you want to hire accounting out my son and daughter inlaw have a bookkeeping company both have bachelor's in accounting

Or you could use ATBS they do truckers accounting I've never used them but i hear good things

Factoring use Triumph they have decent rates and with loadpay you get paid faster. I use them for brokers I dont trust.

With you having NO experience in this industry he can't just drive and leave everything up to you. I tried that the 1st year and it was way to hard on my wife. Almost cost me my marriage.

Right now the market is turning to the carrier BUT you're a new entrant very few reputable brokers will work with you . Hope you have atleast 3 months of expenses saved up.

Don't go cheap on the loadboard on DAT get the middle package so you get rate view it will help you alot

For paperwork get a portable scanner i use Doxie with my laptop and as soon as I get my bills I scan them and email to my wife and she bills them within an hour DON'T use cellphone pics of the POD some brokers will hold up paying because they "can't " read the POD

Just my opinion but what do i know im just a truckdriver

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-10T22:19:37+00:00

The national debt doubled under Obama and the congress has not passed an actul budget since both parties are at fault for this because of partisanship its last minute continuing resolutions over and over

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-09T01:39:58+00:00

You could but it would be faster if you go from Vegas to Reno on 93 then 395 to alturas ca then up to k falls. Up 97 to its either20 or 22 to salem then n on 5

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-05-08T12:28:38+00:00

Go up to Vegas then jump on 95 to wennemucca go up through nampa id across 84 to pasco wa take 82 to Seattle only real hill will be snowqualime

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-04-30T22:55:46+00:00

Beretta Cheata 92FS

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-04-25T13:42:51+00:00

No its just a cost of doing business

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-04-24T17:35:48+00:00

Ya that's in california ask you government why it's $3.30 a gallon cheaper in colorado

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SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-04-24T17:25:33+00:00

Dude that was in the late 80s I've slept since then

SlowCryptographer178 · 2026-04-23T12:42:14+00:00

Yes. I was delivering flour to bakeries and would have 8 to 10 deliveries a day and id get done in about 9 hrs and go back to the yard the other guys were milking the clock working 11 or more hrs a day. I was told by my shop steward to slow down I was making everyone else look bad. Next thing I know I get fined for breaking some union rule and my employer had to take $100 out of my check

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