Level 4 — Carrier Operations & Compliance Specialist
USDOT, authority, BOC-3, UCR, MCS-150, insurance, CSA, driver and vehicle compliance, HOS and ELDs.
Course introduction
Chapters (5)
What you will learn
- Explain USDOT registration, operating authority, BOC-3, UCR and MCS-150
- Describe insurance and financial-responsibility requirements
- Read CSA BASICs and safety ratings
- Outline driver qualification and drug & alcohol programs
- Apply core US hours-of-service limits
- Read and audit ELD logs
About this course
Compliance protects drivers, the public and the carrier's right to operate. This level explains the US federal framework a carrier lives under and how dispatchers and brokers use it every day.
You will practise with the Hours-of-Service Simulator and the ELD Training Simulator.
Skills you will practise
The filings that let a carrier or broker operate legally.
- USDOT Number and Operating Authority Compliance Preview 15 min
- BOC-3, UCR and MCS-150 Compliance 14 min
- Insurance and Broker Bonds Compliance 15 min
- Quiz: Module check: Registration and Authority
- Assignment: Compliance Calendar
How safety performance is measured and audited.
- CSA and the BASICs Compliance 15 min
- Safety Ratings and Audits Compliance 14 min
- Quiz: Module check: Safety and CSA
Qualification files and drug & alcohol programs.
- Driver Qualification Files Compliance 14 min
- Drug & Alcohol Testing and the Clearinghouse Compliance 14 min
- Quiz: Module check: Driver Compliance
Inspections, maintenance, roadside enforcement and crash records.
- Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Compliance 14 min
- Roadside Inspections and Out-of-Service Compliance 14 min
- Accident Register and Reporting Compliance 14 min
- Quiz: Module check: Vehicle Compliance
US property-carrier HOS limits and how to plan within them.
- US Hours-of-Service Rules (Property Carriers) Compliance 17 min
- Breaks, Sleeper Berth and Exceptions Compliance 14 min
- Quiz: Module check: Hours of Service
- Assignment: HOS Planning Exercise
Duty statuses, ELD records and log auditing.
- ELD Requirements and Duty Statuses Compliance 14 min
- Reading and Auditing Driver Logs Compliance 15 min
- Quiz: Module check: Electronic Logging Devices
Simulators included
Instructor: Jordan Okafor
Fictional demo instructor profile. Jordan teaches carrier compliance, hours of service and US–Canada cross-border workflows, emphasising verification against official sources.
Common questions
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- 6 modules, 14 lessons
- 4.6 hours of training
- 6 quizzes · 2 assignments
- Verifiable certificate of completion
- Learn on desktop, tablet or mobile
- No prior freight experience required