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Be ready for a DOT or regulator audit

How to show complete driver files, inspection and defect history and repair approvals without assembling them the week before.

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An audit asks for driver files, inspection records, defect follow-up and proof that unsafe units were held. KnowFleet keeps all of that as a by-product of running the fleet.
1

Driver files are already complete

Because renewals are requested before documents lapse and approved into the file, each driver's file is current when the auditor asks, with the history of past documents kept.

2

Inspections and defects are kept against the unit

Every walkaround, defect, repair order, approval and release is stored against the vehicle with timestamps and photos. You can show the full chain for any unit.

3

Ask Ella for the gaps first

Before an audit, ask Ella which drivers have documents expiring soon, which units have open defects and which inspections were missed, and clear them in advance.

4

Show it rather than assemble it

Open the driver or the unit and walk the auditor through the timeline. There is no folder to build the week before.

Run tomorrow's walkarounds through it.

Bring a few units and driver files, and we will show you how defects get routed, units get held and expiries get caught early.