sorry for using the abbreviation...and you were close...the only stupid question is the one you do NOT ask.....rough translation to me means...if you DON'T know something and don't ask cuz you are afraid of being perceived as stupid...then you are stupid for NOT asking!!! No one should ever put you down for asking something if you don't know...if they do.....they need to grow up!!!

Every company with a USDOT # is on SAFER....
and if your guy is running freight he BETTER have one!!! (or be operating under somebody's....either way...get the # off the truck and type it in....

If I were a better man I'd post the link in here fer ya...but I don't know how!!!!

If I wanted to know I suppose I'd ask (see above!!!) but I'm really not all that interested in that aspect of computer use and frankly I don't want to.....

just google FMCSA and poke around until you find the safestat or SAFER link....its usually on the first page.....

or perhaps one of these much better informed good folk on her might "step up to the plate".....(and maybe tell me how to post a link.....although, let the record show....I didn't really ask!!!)

 

Traveler,

I found the FMCSA website, but K&D isn't showing up under their DBA. If I really want to know, I'll just call the guy who was training me and ask him what their DOT# is. Right now, I'd rather put it behind me as a lesson learned and find a better job.

 

Easyrollin...............get the Hell away from that company ASAP.
As far as their DOT number.....just look on the side of any tractor, it's required by law.

 

Im afraid !!!

 

Don't ever allow anyone to make you run illegal because that is correct, its your butt on the line not theirs. Just like a ship, you are the captain of that truck, refuse to move it if you are going to be illegal. Any problems contact the DOT and report them. Same thing if you feel something is unsafe on a truck itself, tell them and don't drive it.

 

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I am sorry to hear about your difficulties with the new company, Easyrolln. In order to check a companies safety record you will need either the name, DBA, MC #, or DOT #. If you only have the company name or DBA then you will also need to know which state in which they are based.

As far as I know the only thing which determines a company safety rating is DOT inspections. If a company fails several inspections then they could have a negative safety rating. If they pass their inspections then they are likely to have a good safety rating. As far as the website, try this www.safer.fmcsa.dot.gov. Good luck.

 

Thanks ghost_ryder, don't have to worry about it now. I quit because the jerk wanted me to run up to Green Bay with a 102+ fever or go see a doctor and bring him a doctor's note. I told him that I didn't have any benefits and couldn't afford to go see a doctor, and his reply was that he couldn't afford to not have his load not make it up to Green Bay. I said that I didn't know what to tell him, I certainly didn't plan on getting sick, but I can't afford to go see a doctor and I'm certainly not driving. He repeated himself about his load and said that he had to go to take care of it after blaming me for his problems with his biggest customer (Hello! I just started on Monday!). Putting this all behind me and looking for another job.

 

GMAN,

Thanks for your support. By some miracle they're passing inspections (computer glitches I suspect). The truck that I trained on had a bad steer tire (uneven wear) on the driver's side and bad brakes (they locked up when you used them to gradually slow down), and the trailer hand brake was inoperative. The truck that I eventually wound up driving just had a bad steer tire with the same wear as the truck that I trained on. The so-called mechanic (turned wrenches on a farm as a kid, no formal training) that they had said that truck tires wear that way. That was a new one to me, because none of the trucks that my dad drove or the ones that I trained on in school seemed to have that same problem.

 

here is the link
http://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/CompanySnapshot.aspx
you can enter either dot number or name and see what kind of record the company has