Built for the carrier with four trucks, not the fleet with four hundred.

New Carrier HQ exists because the new entrant safety audit catches small carriers on paperwork, not on safety. The regulation is public. The audit criteria are published. But almost everything written about them is aimed at compliance departments that small carriers do not have.

Everything on this site is built the same way. Start from the regulation in 49 CFR. Translate it into plain English. Cite the source next to every claim so you can check it yourself. Where something varies by state or is only good practice, we say so.

New Carrier HQ is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. It provides information and self assessment tools. Your compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations is your responsibility, and no tool can guarantee the outcome of an audit.