No, but they show the date.

 

Could you guys tell me how soon after you first get your auth that they do this audit ??? Or how often it comes about ???

 

Yes, the statement shows the date. If they see there was a fuel puchase on June 1 for example, they can ask to see the reciept for that purchase and the reciept may have a time. If the auditor knows you bought fuel at Kalamazzo at 6:00pm on June 1, your logs better darn well say so, or life could get very difficult.

They take false logs very seriously. More serious than running over your hours occasionally because that can have an explanation attached to it. There is no tolerance, and no explanation for a false log other than you lied.

 

I always have the same date, it's the time sometimes... You know they make these logs the end instead of what they should be, a means so that you don't drive dangerously. It's seems like more time is spent on making sure the log is correct or that it matches instead of being safe and productive.

I understand why they have the logs and I don't have a simple answer on how to let people work and not be encumbered by so many rules but I don't like it. I'm old enough to know when to stop working.

Of course that's just me; I've never been too much of a conformist. Hell I'm 36 and I for the life of me don't know how to tie a tie.

 

I had my first audit about 1 year after getting my authority. I'm not sure if it's the same in every state but in New Hampshire you get a free ride on your first one with no tickets or fines if anything is wrong. It's called a compliance review.

 

he told me right up front that I could be fined if he found anything wrong.

 

I should have clarified that about my audit. Your very FIRST one is a freebie. After that you get fines.

In New Hampshire you also get the DOT guy for the whole day and will answer any questions and help you with anything you want. He also gives you his cell number and is assigned to you if you ever need questions answered.

After my audit I was required to to write a letter to his commander and a copy had to go to the head of the DMV also on what I thought about the audit and the officers performance. Needless to say he got a rave review. I was very impressed.

 

Remember, Canada may be a little different than here. You're not required to show your credit card receipts here. That's because you're not required to keep your CC receipts at part of record retention. However, the officer can certainly ask if you've got them and if you do you'll have to show him. Or, if you keep all your stuff together and he notices a folder full of CC receipts, he can ask to see them. Since you're required to keep your fuel receipts, there's really no need to keep the CC copy. This is yet another reason to make sure you ONLY have the required records present while being audited.

Many of my CC receipts are time-stamped.

 

We've been on our authority here since 2000. Just got our audit in Nov. of 2006. He did say that now-a-days they are trying to audit everyone within their first year of business. He also said that barring any complaints against us or red flags being raised, we'd probably never hear from them again. Ours was a Federal FMCSA DOT audit.

 

FIRST one is a freebie In CA your first inspection now cost $400. And if you don't have something right and they have to come back again, they charge you more money for the second visit.