Having a truck placed out of service during a roadside inspection means unhappy drivers and customers, truck downtime, expensive repairs, fines, and dings on your safety score. What if someone other than a DOT inspector had noticed the problem?

This episode of HDT Talks Trucking is sponsored by Scraper Systems

And by CAT Scale. Learn more about its WeighMyTruck app

Listen to this episode of HDT Talks Trucking to learn how you can use same defect-detecting mindset that inspectors use. John Seidl is vice president of risk services at Reliance Partners, the owner of transportation consulting company Trucking Wins, and a former Wisconsin State Patrol roadside inspection officer.

Links for more information: 

Reliance Partners

Trucking Wins Safety Consulting

2023 North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria (Handbook & Pictorial)

Why do Brake Defects Put so Many Trucks Out of Service?

Behind the Scenes at a Weigh Station