Why mock DOT audits are more than worth it It’s happened to even the most diligent fleets: The Department of Transportation (DOT) comes calling to perform an audit and finds compliance violations as a result. If your fleet wants to know if, and more importantly HOW,...
Is your fleet ready for the annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Roadcheck? This 72-hour enforcement initiative brings heightened inspection activity across North America, with inspectors conducting high-volume roadside inspections of commercial vehicles...
Teri Wood, Kupar’s jack-of-all-trades, has experience in nearly every department under the Kupar umbrella. She’s worked on the TruckRight support team, employment verification team, and worked with the sales team as well. All of which make her the ideal compliance...
Your driver qualification files, or DQ files, are one of the most crucial things you need to keep your fleet rolling. A driver file is required by both Transport Canada and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for every one of your drivers. These files act like...
We talk a lot in the trucking industry of the problems fleets face due to compliance violations. The harsh reality is this: if a fleet is facing legal problems due to non-compliance, their problems started awhile back. When a truck gets flagged for poor maintenance or...
The squeaky wheel gets the grease” – that’s the saying, right? You’ve spent a lot of time building your reputation. You’ve advertised your culture, benefits, and invested in social media campaigns directed at the drivers you need to sustain your fleet. Your recruiting...
Few things are more frustrating to recruiters who get a driver to use a quick app to apply, only to have subsequent phone calls and emails ignored. Exasperating as it may be, it’s a common industry problem; one that leaves recruiters scratching their heads wondering...
Lisa and Dirk Kupar, who have helped to recruit more than 10,000 drivers through their Belleville-based company, Kupar, are pleased to announce the promotion of Teri Wood to the company’s Compliance Manager. In her new role, Wood will work closely with trucking...
Online training provides a variety of benefits regardless of industry sector – increasing training effectiveness, reducing or eliminating associated travel costs, and improving delivery consistency. However, businesses in transportation and related sectors reap...
The information superhighway has been rolling for decades and continues to grow. At times it might seem overcrowded, noisy, confusing, and maybe even unreliable. Perhaps you have a method of hiring drivers in place you’re comfortable with, and the thought of change...
One of the accepted realities in the trucking industry has been that recruiters face an enormous challenge in finding enough drivers to keep trucks rolling. We've also known for a long time that our workforce is steadily growing older. Statistically, the average age...
The last thing any trucking company wants to see is trucks parked against the fence. Everyone throughout each trucking company is painfully aware of what it means to have a truck sitting idle. As a truck driver recruiter, you’ve got your work cut out for you. You’re...