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New entrant safety audit
Also: new entrant audit
A new entrant safety audit is the review FMCSA conducts on a carrier during its first period of operation to confirm it has the basic safety-management controls and records in place. It looks at areas such as driver qualification, hours-of-service records, drug-and-alcohol testing, and vehicle maintenance. Passing it moves the carrier out of new-entrant status.
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