What you’ll learn
29 self-paced lessons · One-time price · Certificate of completion · Access never expires
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This course covers the driver qualification file end to end: who at your company needs one, the eight items the regulation actually requires and which of them apply to which drivers, the second file most carriers have never heard of, how to run the hiring investigations including the Clearinghouse route for drug and alcohol history, the medical certificate transition that is still not finished, and how long everything must be kept. The course is organized into five modules of short lessons, followed by a final quiz.
What the file is and who needs one
4 lessons
- 1Your evidence, not your paperwork
- 2Who needs a file
- 3Two files, not one
- 4Who is qualified in the first place
The eight required items
8 lessons
- 1Eight, not ten
- 2The application for employment
- 3The motor vehicle record at hire
- 4The road test certificate
- 5The annual motor vehicle record and the review note
- 6The medical examiner's certificate
- 7Variances and exemptions
- 8The National Registry verification note
The investigations
6 lessons
- 1The second file
- 2What you must investigate
- 3The Clearinghouse changed half of this
- 4Consent and due process
- 5When previous employers do not respond
- 6The thirty day rule, and why most carriers beat it
The medical certificate, which is mid-transition
5 lessons
- 1Why this module exists
- 2How it used to work
- 3How it is meant to work now
- 4Why it is not that simple yet
- 5What to do while it settles
Keeping the files current
6 lessons
- 1The annual cycle
- 2How long to keep it
- 3What can come out after three years
- 4What an auditor asks for
- 5Where carriers actually fail
- 6What you can do now
Final Quiz
Covers the whole course