When the DOT calls, will you be ready?
Burgess Logistics & Compliance Consultants
Make it "Right today, better tomorrow."
Our Mission
Consulting with Purpose
The only way to do great work, is to love what you do.
At BLC, we strive to exceed our customers’ expectations. Every day, we work diligently to understand our customers’ challenges and implement action plans to resolve them in a timely and professional manner. It is our mission to provide our clients with essential D.O.T. compliance services and training of the highest quality and unequaled value. Through dedicated and responsive service we will decrease the likelihood of federal or state audits and fines. We are committed to maintaining excellence, respect and integrity in all aspects of our operations.
Services
If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance
We work with clients, providing exceptional consulting services that are catered specifically to their needs. Take a look below at the services we offer and get in touch to achieve immediate results.
Mock DOT Audits
The FMCSA has been moving towards a performance-based enforcement of the regulations under the CSA program, which can expose your company to different levels of intervention from FMCSA. Your company can be selected for a compliance review or other interventions based on many different criteria under the new CSA program. A proactive compliance program can eliminate the uncertainty during an FMCSA / DOT audit and will help to identify and correct problem areas.
BLC staff can perform a "mock DOT audit" of your company, which will help you identify problem areas before FMCSA discovers them. The mock audit and resulting report will follow the same protocols and cover the same factors that a federal or state investigator would use in a compliance review.
The mock audit is a unique opportunity to train your staff and identify problem areas before they become costly.
Contact BLC to learn where you stand and what actions need to be taken to improve.
Driver Logs and ELD Compliance
Our service differs from many of our competitors who simply scan logs through a computer system and provide a list of violations for clients to interpret. We utilize technology to audit logs, but also put “eyes on each log” to review for errors that otherwise may be missed. We also cross check against checkpoint data to identify issues that an enforcement officer would find on an audit. As a result, we know our service quality is better.
Hours of Service Review and Audit
Set-up drivers in log auditing program.
Import driver logs, time sheets and/or ELD data into auditing software.
Audit for form and manner violations.
Audit for hours of service violations.
Audit for date and time discrepancies.
Audit for status abuse on ELDs
Provide summaries of violations by driver/fleet/terminal.
Provide individual summaries of violations for each driver in a format to be shared for training and feedback.
Maintain files in log auditing program for period required for FMCSA compliance.
Automatically purge files that are outside of the required retention period for FMCSA compliance.
Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Short-Haul Exception Monitoring
Monitor the number of days in a 30-day period that each driver is required to complete a log
Allow fleets to easily track which drivers are approaching levels that would require an ELD
Provide a short-haul exception letter for drivers to carry in the vehicle explaining their status
Contact BLC for more information
Federal & State Filings
BLC will oversee all your federal and state mandatory filings, some of which include:
IRP Tags
Apportioned Registrations
MCS-150
Unified Carrier Registrations (UCR)
IFTA Fuel Tax Reporting
Biennial Updates
IRS Form 2290
Fleet Safety and Compliance Programs
BLC’s Fleet Safety Services Program, which is a comprehensive outsourced safety and compliance program that includes the following:
Driver Qualification File Maintenance
Set-up drivers in the file maintenance program to allow access anytime and anywhere
Compile and maintain all necessary documentation in our proven file format
Audit files for compliance
Note areas of non-compliance AND follow-up to obtain documents and ensure compliance
Setup online tools to notify client when drivers' licenses, physical exams and Hazardous Materials re-training are due for renewal
Setup online tools to notify client when an annual MVR is required to be pulled for compliance with FMCSA requirements
Purge files automatically that are outside of the required retention period for FMCSA compliance
Document and Registration Services
Provide access to proven and compliant documents such as DVIRs, driver applications, background checks, etc.
Update your MCS-150 as needed and on an annual basis
Drug and Alcohol Program Oversight
Oversee drug and alcohol testing programs to ensure FMCSA compliance
Monitor testing percentages for compliance
Ensure all regulations are met in regards to pre-employment tests before the driver performs a safety-sensitive function
Review chain of custody forms for accuracy
Maintenance File Reviews
Ensure that annual inspections are documented and current
Review technician qualifications to perform annual inspections as required under §396.19 of the FMCSR
Review technician qualifications to perform brake repairs as required under §396.25 of the FMCSR
Roadside Inspection and Accident Reviews
Review each accident and/or roadside inspection report
Oversee follow-up to ensure that repair orders exist for issues identified in roadside inspections
Verify whether the accident should be a DOT recordable crash
Verify whether a drug and alcohol test was required following a DOT recordable crash
Review documented reasons that a drug and alcohol test was, or was not, administered
Monitor SMS data to ensure that all inspections are reviewed and copies are on file
Online Driver Application
BLC offers an online driver application that you can customize to meet certain client-specific requirements. This allows for a streamlined driver on-boarding process and helps to ensure the creation of compliant driver qualification files from the beginning.
Contact BLC to learn more.
Solutions for New Fleets
When you are ready to strike out on your own, BLC can help get your business off the ground.
Some of the services that we offer include:
Assistance obtaining your DOT number.
Assistance obtaining the interstate operating authority (MC number) necessary to run your business as a for-hire-carrier (delivery of freight for a fee or other compensation). Unlike the USDOT Number application process, a company may need to obtain multiple operating authorities to support its planned business operations. Operating Authority dictates the type of operation a company may run and the cargo it may carry.
Assistance meeting the financial responsibility requirements established by FMCSA that must be met before you can operate a commercial motor vehicle.
Assistance in passing the detailed safety audit (new entrant audit) that you will be required to go through within the first 12-18 months of your operations. Failing the audit or failing to submit to the audit, could result in your authority being revoked.
Implementing processes and documentation to maintain compliance with applicable regulations.
Comprehensive annual compliance services, including:
Assistance with DOT driver qualification file retention
Training in Hours of service auditing (ELDs, paper logs or time cards to be submitted)
Driver record of duty status books
Assistance with new entrant safety audit preparation
Roadside inspections and accident reviews
Annual MVRs
Update of MCS-150 (with PIN)
IFTA Registration and Preparation
Permits
IRP Set Up
LLC and EIN Creation
Consultants
Compliance Officers Are Just Regulatory Folks
BLC's team of consultants bring diverse backgrounds, skill sets and an unmatched level of experience to benefit our clients.
Rebekah Burgess
Founder Senior Safety Consultant blc.dot.consultants@gmail.com
Rebekah Burgess is the President and Founder of BLC, where she is responsible for BLC's continued growth as a leading provider of transportation safety and compliance services. She is a business-oriented safety consultant and executive with a proven ability to build company cultures with excellent safety performance, removing risk while achieving bottom-line results. A sharp talent for collaboratively leading at all company levels, both one on one and in public groups.
"It's not just a job or even a career, and it's certainly not about money; rather, it's the true passion of helping people stay safe, stay alive and assisting companies in becoming more profitable through safety."
With this passion and high level of success in previous years, Rebekah founded Burgess Logistics & Compliance in 2016. Her consulting services has impacted many companies over these few years, within various industries. Some of her work is currently used nationwide.
Talk to Rebekah personally at 479-747-7521.
Testimonials
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking
BLC provides consistent, sensible, and easy to follow solutions to complex issues involving federal, state and local regulations. I have received many unsolicited laudatory comments from our transportation managers attending the training sessions of BLC that this was the first time they were able to clearly understand ‘”how” the whole process fits together.
The consulting services of BLC are a superb combination of common-sense, technical expertise, and approachability that far outweighs its competition.
Andrew Davis Trucking
"I have been working with Rebekah for years. All of my stuff is always done right and on time. I know how to drive and she knows everything else!"
Christopher Bunch
"I've been in trucking for years. The biggest headache is all the laws, due dates and what records I need. I am worry free and have learned so much. BLC Consultants gave me the confidence that I would be in good standing with the DOT if they came for an audit at anytime!"
Jacob Tollison
"Thank you Rebekah so much for working with our company to improve our rating. It was done in a timely manner and we are now up to compliance. We greatly appreciate you."
Russell Jones Trucking
BLC has played a major role in helping my company keep our fleet safe and compliant with all applicable regulations. They continue to provide us training and certification where needed and have conducted mock DOT audits and assessments to keep us prepared and ready for an official review.
The Consultants at BLC are ethical, trustworthy, and always just a phone call away when help is needed.
I would recommend the consulting services of BLC to any trucking company seeking expert advice on DOT regulations and best safety practices.
Rains and Sons Trucking
