Minimizing risk and staying compliant with federal regulations is the responsibility of Lancer policyholders…and it’s a big responsibility. Here you’ll find an extensive library of tools and resources to help you reduce losses and enhance your regulatory efforts. We will be adding new business resources as they become available, so please check back often.

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> COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY (CSA)

Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) Website — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) data-driven safety compliance and enforcement program designed to improve safety and prevent commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes, injuries, and fatalities
Compliance, Safety, Accountability Factsheet — Overview of FMCSA’s CSA program and how it affects motor carriers and drivers
CSA: Measuring and Improving Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety — PowerPoint presentation that provides an overview of the CSA program, and its three core components: the Safety Measurement System (SMS), Safety Interventions Process, and Safety Fitness Determination (SFD)
CSA Driver Brochure — Brochure that provides information about what drivers and carriers need to know about CSA
CSA Driver Just the Facts Factsheet — Reference guide to help drivers “Get Road Smart” about driver and carrier safety and compliance information
CSA Driver Pocket Card — Printable pocket card that inform drivers about how CSA affects them
CSA Get Road Smart Brochure — An overview of CSA and what drivers can do to “Get Road Smart” about the program
CSA Interventions Factsheet — Factsheet that explains what happens if a motor carrier doesn’t improve its safety performance after it receives a warning letter and the different types of investigations
CSA Roadside Inspector Factsheet — An overview of how CSA impacts FMCSA's roadside inspection program
CSA Warning Letter Factsheet — Flyer that explains what motor carriers can do after receiving a warning letter from FMCSA, including what happens next and tips on how to improve safety performance

> CRASH PREVENTABILITY DETERMINATION PROGRAM (CPDP)

Crash Preventability Determination Program: Eligibility Guide — Guide to help submitters determine if their crash is eligible for the CPDP
Crash Preventability Determination Program: Fact Sheet — Overview of the CPDP, which allows carriers and drivers to submit evidence that an eligible crash was not preventable, and how to participate
Crash Preventability Determination Program: Submitter Guide — Aid to help submitters navigate through the DataQs system to submit a Request for Data Review for the CPDP

> DATAQs

DataQs — Online system where motor carriers, drivers and others can request a review of FMCSA-issued data, and FMCSA and its state partners can review and respond to data concerns
DataQs Analyst Guide — Guide that provides practical guidance and best practices to address and resolve Requests for Data Reviews (RDRs) submitted electronically to FMCSA by motor carriers, commercial drivers, and other persons using the DataQs system
DataQs Factsheet — Overview of the enhancements of the DataQs system

> DRUG & ALCOHOL REGULATIONS

FMCSA’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse — Online database that gives employers and government agencies real-time access to information about CDL driver drug and alcohol program violations
Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse — Lancer webpage that helps answer questions and provides useful resources about FMCSA’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse
Implementation Guidelines for Alcohol and Drug Regulations in Highway Transportation — Guide to assist motor carriers in implementing 49 CFR Part 382 – Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing and 49 CFR Part 40 – Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
Overview of Drug and Alcohol Rules for Employers — Website that provides basic information necessary to implement a Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing program
What Employees Need To Know About DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing (English) | (Spanish)
Publication to assist safety-sensitive employees subject to workplace drug and alcohol testing in understanding the requirements of 49 CFR Part 40 and certain DOT agency regulations
What Employers Need To Know About DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing — Publication to help those that employ safety-sensitive workers who must have DOT drug and alcohol tests or manage a DOT drug or alcohol testing program run a program that meets DOT requirements
What Employers Need to Know About Monitoring Collection Sites — Guide to help employers understand what they can do to monitor the activities of the collection sites that are performing drug and alcohol test collections
U.S. Department of Transportation Drug & Alcohol Supervisor Training Guidance — Tool to help determine whether someone is subject to DOT drug and alcohol supervisory training regulations

> HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS

2021-2022 Hazardous Materials Registration Information — Brochure that discusses PHMSA's Hazmat registration program, explaining who must register, when and how to register, registration cost, and other important information
7 Useful Tips (English) | (Spanish) — Quick resource guide to help motor carriers ship hazardous materials safely in commerce
ATF Safety and Security Information For Federal Explosives Licensees and Permittees — Booklet that provides federal explosives licensees and permittees useful tips, techniques, and tools developed by the ATF, ISEE, and IME for properly securing explosive materials
DOT Chart 17: Markings, Labeling, and Placarding Guide (English) | (Spanish) — Guide for Hazardous Materials Markings, Labeling and Placarding
Federal Hazmat Law — Guide that summarizes federal hazmat transportation law, including regulatory authorities, scope, and enforcement procedures
Guide to Developing a Hazmat Training Program — Guide that explains the training requirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations, identifies those employees who must be trained, and provides a tool to help hazmat employers determine what type of training and training environment may be best for their employees
Hazmat Transportation Requirements — Guide that covers hazmat transportation training requirements, preparing shipping papers, using the hazardous materials table, performance packaging codes, and marking, labeling, and placarding
Hazmat Transportation Security Requirements Brochure (English) | (Spanish)* — Brochure that describes the hazmat transportation security training and planning requirements and provides guidance in assessing security threats
Hazmat Transportation Training Requirements — Brochure that describes the training requirements in 49 CFR Parts 172-173, including security awareness and in-depth security training requirements for hazmat employers and employees
How to Use the Hazardous Materials Regulations — Document that provides training on 49 CFR Parts 100 to 185

> HOURS OF SERVICE (HOS) REGULATIONS

Educational Tool for Hours of Service — Online tool that allows users to enter driver records of duty status to see if there are potential violations with the hours of service regulations
Hours of Service Fact Sheet (English) | (Spanish) — Document that describes the revisions to the HOS regulations in 49 CFR Part 395, which prescribe driving limits for CMV drivers published June 1, 2020
Hours of Service Presentation — Presentation that explains what’s new in the HOS final rule published June 1, 2020
Hours of Service Visor Card (English) | (Spanish) — Document that describes the revisions to the HOS final rule published June 1, 2020, and summarizes the regulations for both passenger-carrying and property-carrying drivers
Summary of Hours-of-Service Regulations — Tool that summarizes the hours-of service regulations for both passenger-carrying and property-carrying drivers

> SAFETY MANAGEMENT CYCLE (SMC)

Safety Management Cycle (SMC) Overview — Overview of FMCSA’s Safety Management Cycle (SMC), a tool to help law enforcement and motor carriers assess how well a carrier’s safety management controls support safe operations
BASICs Safety Management Cycles — Tools motor carriers can use to establish and improve appropriate safety management controls, thereby reducing or eliminating violations related to each of the seven BASICs

> SAFETY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (SMS)

Safety Measurement System (SMS) Website — FMCSA’s web-based system where the public can find safety and compliance information about motor carriers, and carriers can review the crash and inspection data on each of the Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) for accuracy
BASICs Factsheets — Overviews of the seven BASICS for motor carriers and drivers
Get Road Smart BASICs Visor Card — Document that describes the seven BASICs and how they affect drivers
Introduction to the Safety Measurement System — Presentation that provides a very detailed overview of how FMCSA’s SMS works
Just the Facts about SMS — Flyer that offers important facts about the SMS
Safety Measurement System (SMS) Display Key Terms Glossary — Document that provides user-friendly descriptions of SMS website display elements
Safety Measurement System Factsheet — Outline of the SMS, including a description of each of the BASICs, seven categories that the FMCSA uses to determine how a motor carrier ranks relative to other carriers with a similar number of safety events (i.e., inspections, violations, or crashes)
Safety Measurement System (SMS) Methodology: Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) Prioritization Status — Document that explains how motor carriers’ safety performance and compliance status in the SMS BASICs causes them to be identified and prioritized for FMCSA interventions
Safety Ratings Factsheet — Factsheet that explains the main differences between BASIC percentiles, safety ratings and “scores”

> MISCELLANEOUS MANUALS, GUIDES AND WEBSITES

Analysis & Information (A&I) Online — Source for reliable, proven data and analysis on FMCSA safety programs and large truck and bus industry compliance
Beyond Traffic - DOT's 30 Year Framework — DOT’s comprehensive assessment of current and future conditions of our nation’s transportation system
Carrier Compliance Questionnaire — Questionnaire to help motor carriers evaluate their current processes, and identify areas where they can improve
Commercial Tire Safety Tips — Questionnaire to help motor carriers evaluate their current processes, and identify areas where they can improve
Create a Login.gov Account — Step-by-step directions for setting up a Login.Gov account, which is needed to access the FMCSA Portal
Customer Insurance and Registration Information Support (CIRIS) — FMCSA's main contact center for anything related to registration, licensing and insurance for motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and cargo tank facilities; also provides USDOT PIN/FMCSA Portal access support as well as answers driver medical fitness inquiries
Driver Qualification File Checklist — Checklist to help motor carriers ensure that each driver qualification file is complete
Driver’s Handbook on Cargo Securement — Guide on the North American Cargo Securement Standard
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) — Source for reliable, proven data
FMCSA Data Information Factsheet — Document that explains FMCSA’s three publicly available data sources
Mobile Phone Restrictions Factsheet — Overview of the mobile phone restriction rule for commercial motor vehicle drivers
Most Common Violations — Document that categorizes some of the most common violations cited during roadside inspections conducted in 2021
No Texting Rule Factsheet — Overview of the rules that restrict texting and the use of hand-held mobile phones by truck and bus drivers while operating a CMV
North American Standard Roadside Inspection Vehicle Cheat Sheet — Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) flyer to help motor carriers and drivers prepare for the International Roadcheck safety initiative
Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) — FMCSA program designed to assist motor carriers in assessing commercial drivers’ safety violation and crash history as a pre-employment condition
Predicting Truck Crash Involvement: 2018 Update — Updated version of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) Crash Predictor report, which helps predict the likelihood of future crash involvement based on specific truck driving behaviors (e.g. prior crashes, violations and convictions)
Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) Company Snapshot — An electronic record of a company's identifying information, size, commodity information, and safety record, including the current and historical safety rating (if any), a roadside out-of-service inspection summary, and crash information
The Motor Carrier Safety Planner (English) | (Spanish)
Online guide that provides simple explanations and templates to help companies that operate commercial motor vehicles understand and comply with federal safety regulations
Understanding the North American Standard Inspection Program (English) (Spanish) — Overview of the North American Standard Inspection Program, which was created by the CVSA, as the roadside inspection process for inspecting CMVs and drivers throughout North America

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