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Office Tenders, Inc. Newsletter No Longer Mailed To Clients
Effective immediately, Office Tenders, Inc. will no-longer be mailing newsletters to our clients. We are using out website to keep information current. We hope you will check it out and return frequently for news articles pertinent to changes in the … Continue reading
Drug Testing More Convenient
As of 2012, all Office Tenders, Inc. drug & alcohol testing clients have been sent Federal Chain of Custody (C of C) forms by MEDTOX Laboratories. The reason for sending them to you is to make testing easier. These forms … Continue reading
Hand-Held Cell Phones – New Ruling
Effective January 3, 2012 the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ruled that Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) drivers cannot “use a hand-held mobile telephone” while driving a CMV (§392.82). This applies to ALL INTERSTATE Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs). Each … Continue reading
Commercial Driver License (CDL) and DOT Physical Merging
According to Part §391 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) beginning January 30, 2012 through January 30, 2014, drives can expect to be asked for a current Medical Examiner’s Certificate (physical card) when renewing a CDL. After January … Continue reading
Motor Carrier Identification Report – MCS-150
As part of our service, we like to keep our clients informed about what’s new and what’s changed. What is the MCS-150? The “Motor Carrier Identification Report”, better known as the MCS-150 requests a U.S. DOT number for carriers. This form … Continue reading
So You’re Starting a New Trucking Business
NEW TRUCKING BUSINESS Being a new trucking business means that you will be the subject of a “Safety Audit” sometime within the first 18 months of being in business. The audit is likely to be after about three months. Companies are given … Continue reading
Record Keeping Requirements for Driver Applicants
DID YOU KNOW? When dealing with driver applications for employment, you are required to keep records for 1 year! Whether you hire someone, or not, you must retain their records for a minimum of 1 year from the date of application: Application … Continue reading
You drive… we’ll handle the paperwork!
We understand that you love to drive truck. But are you tired of all the paper work, all the records, and constantly wondering if you have all of the correct documentation in order to stay current with DOT and state requirements? We … Continue reading
How we can help you!
Fuel tax reporting is an important aspect of your interstate trucking business. No matter how large or small your business – keeping accurate records will keep you out of trouble. Our reasonably priced service will complete the fuel tax documentation … Continue reading
About CSA 2010 – What Is It?
The Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010) is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) plan to advance truck and bus safety and eventually decrease commercial motor vehicle (CMV)-related accidents, collision injuries and vehicle related deaths. Its rolling out a … Continue reading