FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION - FMCSA A leading safety audit violation is "Failing to use the correct method to log hours of service," often due to not using an ELD when necessary. A frequent critical violation identified during an audit is "False reports of records of duty status," which occurs when a driver has a fuel receipt indicating refueling at a specific location, but the ELD records show the driver as off-duty. If a driver does not have a valid DOT phys

​ REVIEW OF FEDERAL & STATE CREDENTIALS This is an annual overview of the permits required from federal and state governments. These include fuel tax, mileage tax, authority registration, license plates, and other requirements: All 48 contiguous states in the U.S. and the majority of Canadian provinces are part of the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA). According to IFTA regulations, any vehicle with three or more axles or a gross vehicle weight exceeding 26,000 pounds