# CarrierReady > A DIY audit-prep kit for brand-new US motor carriers facing the mandatory FMCSA > new-entrant safety audit within their first 18 months of operating under DOT/MC > authority. Read the six audit factors, the acute/critical violation list, and the > automatic-failure regulations free (cited to the CFR); buy fillable templates for a > one-time $97. ## What this is An independent, do-it-yourself audit-preparation tool — not legal advice, and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the FMCSA or any government agency. Always verify against the official regulations at ecfr.gov. ## The six new-entrant audit factors Defined in 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 385 (verified at ecfr.gov): - Factor 1 — General (Parts 387 and 390): https://newentrantauditkit.com/audit-factors/general - Factor 2 — Driver (Parts 382, 383, and 391): https://newentrantauditkit.com/audit-factors/driver - Factor 3 — Operational (Parts 392 and 395): https://newentrantauditkit.com/audit-factors/operational - Factor 4 — Vehicle (Part 393, Part 396, and inspection data for the last 12 months): https://newentrantauditkit.com/audit-factors/vehicle - Factor 5 — Hazardous Materials (Parts 171, 177, 180, and 397): https://newentrantauditkit.com/audit-factors/hazardous-materials - Factor 6 — Accident (Recordable Accident Rate per Million Miles): https://newentrantauditkit.com/audit-factors/accident ## The 16 violations that automatically fail the audit Per 49 CFR 385.321(b): - § 382.115(a) — Failing to implement an alcohol and/or controlled substances testing program (domestic motor carrier): https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-382-115-a - § 382.115(b) — Failing to implement an alcohol and/or controlled substances testing program (foreign motor carrier): https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-382-115-b - § 382.201 — Using a driver known to have an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-382-201 - § 382.211 — Using a driver who has refused to submit to an alcohol or controlled substances test required under part 382: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-382-211 - § 382.215 — Using a driver known to have tested positive for a controlled substance: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-382-215 - § 382.305(a) — Failing to implement a random controlled substances and/or an alcohol testing program: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-382-305-a - § 383.23(a) — Operating a commercial motor vehicle without a valid commercial driver's license: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-383-23-a - § 383.37(b) — Allowing, requiring, permitting, or authorizing a driver to operate a CMV who the employer knew or should reasonably have known has a CLP or CDL disqualified by a State, has lost the right to operate a CMV in a State, or has been disqualified: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-383-37-b - § 383.51(a) — Knowingly allowing, requiring, permitting, or authorizing a driver to drive who is disqualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-383-51-a - § 387.7(a) — Operating a motor vehicle without having in effect the required minimum levels of financial responsibility coverage: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-387-7-a - § 387.31(a) — Operating a passenger carrying vehicle without having in effect the required minimum levels of financial responsibility: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-387-31-a - § 391.11(b)(4) — Using a physically unqualified driver: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-391-11-b-4 - § 391.15(a) — Using a disqualified driver: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-391-15-a - § 395.8(a)(1) — Failing to require a driver to prepare a record of duty status using appropriate method: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-395-8-a-1 - § 396.9(c)(2) — Requiring or permitting the operation of a motor vehicle declared “out-of-service” before repairs were made: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-396-9-c-2 - § 396.11(a) — Failing to require driver to prepare driver vehicle inspection report: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-396-11-a - § 396.17(a) — Using a commercial motor vehicle not periodically inspected: https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations/violation-396-17-a ## The full acute/critical violation list 103 regulations from 49 CFR Appendix B to Part 385, one page each under https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations ## State guides - California: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/california - Texas: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/texas - Florida: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/florida - New York: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/new-york - Pennsylvania: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/pennsylvania - Alabama: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/alabama - Arizona: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/arizona - Arkansas: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/arkansas - Colorado: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/colorado - Connecticut: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/connecticut - Delaware: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/delaware - District of Columbia: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/district-of-columbia - Hawaii: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/hawaii - Idaho: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/idaho - Iowa: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/iowa - Kansas: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/kansas - Kentucky: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/kentucky - Louisiana: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/louisiana - Maine: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/maine - Mississippi: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/mississippi - Nevada: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/nevada - North Dakota: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/north-dakota - Ohio: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/ohio - Utah: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/utah - Vermont: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/vermont - Virginia: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit/virginia ## Open dataset FMCSA New-Entrant Safety-Audit Violations Dataset — 103 CFR-cited rows, CC BY 4.0: https://newentrantauditkit.com/data/new-entrant-audit-violations CSV: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit-violations.csv JSON: https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit-violations.json ## Key pages - https://newentrantauditkit.com/ — what the audit is and how CarrierReady helps - https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-safety-audit — the six audit factors, cited to the CFR - https://newentrantauditkit.com/audit-factors — each factor: records checked, common failures - https://newentrantauditkit.com/violations — every acute/critical violation, by factor - https://newentrantauditkit.com/new-entrant-audit — the audit state by state - https://newentrantauditkit.com/pricing — Free preview and the Audit-Prep Kit ($97 one-time) ## Refund 3-day money-back guarantee — if the kit isn’t right for your new-entrant audit prep, email us within 3 days for a full refund.