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Podcast: The Freight Coach Podcast
Episode: 1373. #TFCP - Nuclear Verdict Defense: Why Your DOT Files are a Legal Minefield!
Description: Are you confident your compliance program would hold up under an FMCSA audit, and are you scaling your fleet without scaling your safety and risk management? Rob Carpenter from Trucksafe is back to discuss why organized compliance, defensible training, and real accountability are no longer optional in trucking! We explore how poor paperwork and weak policies can turn routine inspections into costly enforcement actions, why nearly 80% of driving skills are learned on the job (and how this creates serious legal exposure), and the growing accountability gap where drivers face severe penalties while carriers often escape consequences. <...