Self-Serve tier

Pursue a motor carrier's payment claim against a freight broker (or detect double-brokering fraud) under 49 USC §13901, §14704, §14916; 49 CFR Part 371; FMCSA broker bond ($75K BMC-84/BMC-85). Embedded broker registration verification, double-brokering red flags, factor / surety

Process a cargo loss/damage claim against an interstate motor carrier under the Carmack Amendment, 49 USC §14706 — embedded 9-month claim notice + 2-year suit limitation, prima facie elements (delivery in good condition, arrival damaged, amount of damages), released-value liabili

Manage an FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse violation under 49 CFR Part 382 — return-to-duty (SAP) process, follow-up testing plan, employer query obligations, and CDL prohibited-status clearance. Embedded §382.601 supervisor training, §382.605 SAP process, §382.701-§382.725 Cle

Manage an Electronic Logging Device (ELD) malfunction with paper-log fallback under 49 CFR §395.34 — including the 8-day repair grace, malfunction-code documentation, driver/carrier notice obligations, and the supporting-document chain. Embedded malfunction code list, repair-grac

Defend a motor carrier in an FMCSA Compliance Review (CR) under 49 CFR Part 385 with CSA Safety Measurement System (SMS) BASIC-score posture. Embedded BASIC categories, intervention-tier ladder (warning letters → off-site investigation → on-site → CR), Safety Fitness Determinatio

Prepare and file a quarterly IFTA (International Fuel Tax Agreement) return for an interstate motor carrier — base-jurisdiction selection, qualified-motor-vehicle test (26,000 lb GVWR or 3+ axles), miles-per-jurisdiction × MPG = taxable gallons logic, fuel-purchase-tax credits, d

Defend or document a CDL Hours-of-Service (HOS) violation under 49 CFR §395.3 (11/14-hour driving + on-duty windows) and §395.5 (60/70-hour 7/8-day limits) with ELD-mandate context (49 CFR §395.20). Embedded HOS clock logic, sleeper-berth split, 30-min break, adverse-conditions e

Allocate roadability + safety responsibility between Intermodal Equipment Provider (IEP) and motor carrier under 49 CFR §385.501-§385.506 + Part 390 Subpart B. Embedded IEP registration, IEP-IM identification, driver pre-trip inspection (DVIR), defect / repair pathway, and CSA Ve

Audit a motor-carrier lease with an owner-operator under the Truth-in-Leasing rule (49 CFR Part 376) — written-lease elements, settlement-statement transparency, chargeback substantiation, escrow funds, public-liability + cargo coverage. Embedded §376.11 + §376.12 element checkli

Manage DOT medical certification (Medical Examiner's Certificate / "med card") under 49 CFR §391.41 + §391.43 + §391.45 with disqualification + waiver pathways for diabetes (§391.46 ITDM), vision (§391.44), hearing, sleep apnea (Medical Review Board guidance), seizures, and cardi

Classify owner-operator truck driver as 1099 contractor vs W-2 employee under federal IRS 20-factor + DOL economic-reality test + 49 USC §13902 lease + state ABC tests (CA AB-5 with Castellanos cert. denied 2025; MA §148B; NJ; NY). Embedded Truth-in-Leasing layer (49 CFR §376) cr

Defend or pursue WARN Act + state mini-WARN claims arising from a sudden motor carrier shutdown (e.g., Yellow Corp, Celadon, Stoughton-style closure) under 29 USC §2101-§2109. Embedded 60-day notice rule, single-employer / faltering-company / unforeseeable-business-circumstances