Motor Carrier Specialists, Inc. (M.C.S)

Motor Carrier Specialists, Inc. (M.C.S.) is a service-oriented firm specializing in safety and compliance management serving the commercial transportation industry.
The Company goal is to provide a wide-range of services via efficiency refined through a highly trained team of inspectors with 20-plus years professional experience in safety regulations, law enforcement, auditing compliance and vehicle/fleet inspection.
Its primary focus is to insure that client company’s compliance practices are current with both state and federal regulations, thereby avoiding unsatisfactory ratings, suspensions of operating authorities fines and/or penalties. This will result in a reduction of costly down time due to out-of-service violations and breakdowns. There is a wide-range of services and areas of expertise offered by M.C.S. these include:

• Compliance Pre-Bit, as well as Pre Federal Safety Compliance Audits.
  
• Vehicle inspections on all regulated equipment including 90-day inspections at your terminal location.
  
• On-site Controlled Substance and Alcohol collection and consortium services.
  
• Consultants/experts to assist the Motor Carrier with any enforcement actions against their operating authorities.
  
• 24-Hour accident scene manager services.
  
• Pre trip/Post trip (DVIR) driver training classes.
  
• Reasonable suspicion training for supervisors under title 49 Controlled Substance and Alcohol testing requirements.
  
• Hazardous Materials Title 49 required refresher-training classes.
  
• CVSA out-of-service criteria training.
  
• Radar equipped vehicles to assist with company speed policies.
  
• Customized services include, but are not limited to accident subrogation, fuel tax reporting, registration and a complete line of customized record keeping for all your compliance needs.
  
• All Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (D.O.T.).
  
• B.I.T./D.O.T. Inspection Compliance.

Partners/Owners - David J. Czech

Career history includes 20-plus years experience with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the Commercial Transportation Industry. Since 1988, Dave has been attached to the Motor Carrier Safety Unit as a Motor Carrier Specialist performing over 2000 “BIT” terminal inspections, school bus inspections, and hazardous waste and flammable/combustible cargo tank terminal and tank inspections.

Four-years were served at CHP scales facilities providing on and off highway vehicle inspections. The last position with the CHP was as the Motor Carrier Safety Unit Coordinator for the Inland Division Office. Dave reviewed all inspection reports for accuracy and compliance with applicable law and regulations, along with department policies from field personnel. Prepared criminal and administrative law complaints and suspension notices and coordinated strike forces for commercial unit on highway enforcements.

He instructed and acted as liaison to the Commercial Transportation Industry and educated the industry on all subjects related to the regulation of the Industry from Federal Audit Training to HAZMAT security to hours of service training and basic terminal inspection guidelines.
Previous work experience within the transportation industry was as a Transportation
Coordinator/Supervisor and Driver Trainer with Durham Transportation. Dave specialized in driver pre and post trip inspections and behind the wheel training. Duties also included scheduling and routing students transportation and supervising 50-plus drivers.

Rick Holliday
Professional experience includes that of ten years in law enforcement, thirteen-plus years as a State Certified Traffic Safety Instructor and twelve-years in the transportation industry involving safety and maintenance. Responsibilities as a Safety Director/Compliance Manager within the transportation industry involved developing, administering and directing a comprehensive Safety Program. Other duties included overall company compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) and individual State motor vehicle regulations.

Also qualified the driver hiring process in accordance with DOT Driver Qualification files, medical files, personnel files, training files and California Employer Pull Notice System. Oversaw company compliance with the Federal Drug/Alcohol Testing Program, Hours-of-Service, DVIR.’s and Vehicle Maintenance Program, OSHA regulations and DOT HAZMAT regulations. Ensured all terminals pass their BIT (Bi-annual Inspection of Terminal) and DOT inspections and provided subrogation of accident claims. Researched, developed and implemented company policies and procedures and training manuals. Initiated all company driver recruitment advertising. Maintained and generated the company’s Driver Turnover Rate Analysis Report. Member- Emergency Response Call Out Group, including accident investigation.

Employment with the American Auto Traffic Schools as a State Certified Traffic Safety Instructor (13-years) entails instructing students on the safe driving habits, updated laws that affect the driver, the drinking driver and how it can effect them and the penalties as it relates to them and their families. Further instruction is given on proper vehicle maintenance, discussion on accidents, safe driving habits, pedestrian safety and the law that relate to them. This is a State of California Certified Program for eight-hours

habits, pedestrian safety and the law that relate to them. This is a State of California Certified Program for eight-hours Education/Training/Certifications

• U.S. Department of Transportation New Entrant Program Inspection Training.
  
• National Alternative Fuel (NAFTP) CNG Tank Inspection and Certificate Training.
  
• Telecommunications Training.
  
• San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Verbal Judo Communications Training.
  
• Motor Carrier Specialist Training Officer Certification.
  
• Bulk Packaging/Cargo Tank Inspection Certification.
  
• CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) Proficiency Refresher Training.
  
• CVSA Out-Of- Service Criteria Training.
  
• U.S. D.O.T. Hazardous Materials Enforcement Certification.
  
• U.S. D.O.T. (Hazardous Materials Handling Module I, II and Advanced Module III, On-Scene Management of a HAZMAT Incident.
  
• Level 1 U.S. Department of Transportation CVSA Vehicle Inspection and Out-Of-Service Criteria Enforcement Certification.
  
• State of California Certified Safety Instructor.
  
• Hazardous Material Shipper Training and HM 126F.
  
• Hours of Service/Log Supercision and Training Classes.
  
• Drug/Alcohol Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors.
  
• Driver Trainer - State of California Certified Traffic Safety Instructor.
  
• CVSA - Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance - Vehicle Inspection/Out-Of-Service Criteria Trained.
  

(Rev 01/03)

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