Michael Napier

Regulatory and industry standard compliance

Shipper. logistics. brokerage and motor carrier: administration, risk management, operations, safety & compliance, sales, accounting practices and record keeping

CMV operations and driver skills, industry specific training and evaluation

Standards of care for hiring, relention. supervision. training and operations. including non-CMV driving employees

Establishment/implementation and analysis of management controls and systems

Fuel tax filing and required licenses and records

Maintenance management and inspection compliance

CMV driver training: entry level, experienced and continuous training, drug & alcohol training for drivers and supervisors, operational supervisor training, hazardous material training, etc.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations

Department of Transportation (DOT) fleet safety audits/compliance reviews, analysis of fleer safety and rating(s) for motor carriers' fleet, and other available motor carrier fleet safety data

Various on-board recording devices for the CMV or satellite tracking devices, etc.

CMV collision investigation & analysis, causations, countermeasures, standards for investigations

Tractor/trailer lamps, lighting devices, reflectors. conspicuity reflective tape requirements

Hazardous Material transportation, communication, documentation and training

Loading/unloading. cargo securement, packaging for safe transport by shippers. facility safety

Tractor-trailer, medium and specialty truck valuations

Intermodal transportation, intermodal equipment providers and their equipment. interchanges, etc.

Hours of service, symptoms of fatigue. driver conditions and driver log analysis, log reconstruction. supporting documentation. etc.

Facility operations and safety for terminals, various ports operations. shipper facilities, loading/unloading facilities. ingress & egress. maintenance facilities. etc.

Drug & alcohol testing requirements for motor carriers, (pre-employment. random, reasonable suspicion and post-accident)

Workers' Compensation issues for owncr-operators, fleet drivers and company drivers

Owner-operator and motor carrier leasing regulations and standards

Insurance, endorsement, filings, MCS-90 endorsement, etc.

Contract applications for: shipper, motor carriers, owner-operators, brokers. interchange agreements; factoring: agents, third party logistics providers (3PL's), leases, etc.

Independent contractor relationships, agency relationships, employment-servant relationships and joint ventures, as cach relates to risk management and contract management throughout the transportation industry.

Analysis of the entity actions and regulatory & industry standards governing certain contracts. Firsthand experience. training, and knowledge of these issues involving shippers. intermediaries, such as freight forwards, agents. 3PL's, brokers, motor carriers, intermodal equipment providers, maintena