Topics
The Safety Scientist's videos keep coming back to the same handful of subjects, because they are the ones that cost drivers and carriers the most. Each topic also has a longer written guide on justinseyl.info.
Hours of Service
The 11-hour and 14-hour limits, the 30-minute break and the 34-hour restart, and the mistakes that turn into violations.
Read the guide →CSA scores
What the seven BASICs measure, why a clean inspection helps, and how one bad inspection moves a small carrier's score.
Read the guide →DataQs
How drivers and carriers get wrong inspection and crash data corrected, and what evidence makes a challenge work.
Read the guide →Your PSP report
What hiring managers see before they call you back, and why every driver should pull their own report.
Read the guide →Protecting your CDL
Which tickets count as serious violations, why you should never just pay one, and why masking is not allowed for CDL holders.
Read the guide →DQ files and audits
What belongs in a driver qualification file, and the expired dates that fail DOT audits.
Read the guide →