On the Road with Your DOT Guy Brian Riker

10/31/2023

Thanks to Evan Popalis with ABC27 news for his fair coverage of how the adoption of electric vehicles are affecting the towing industry. It was my pleasure to contribute to this piece.

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – Electric vehicle companies are still trying to find answers to make their cars safer, but that doesn’t make things any easier on tow truck drivers. “With t…

12/28/2022

Words of wisdom from my friends at Harding Brooks Insurance. Please be extra cautious and aware of the dangers as this holiday season comes to a close.

🚨𝐁𝐄𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐤 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 over the next few days, especially 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞 & 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 🚨

⚠️On early New Year's day, drunk driving-related deaths spike 116% above the baseline average, making it the MOST DANGEROUS holiday of the year for drunk driving. ⚠️

If you are out on the road working over the next few days, PLEASE stay alert, stay aware and be on the lookout for impaired drivers. Focus on the task at hand- which is driving your vehicle safely. Be sure to set your cell phone on "Do Not Disturb" to eliminate the distraction, and drive defensively while on the road. 🚗

02/12/2022

The instructor manual for my new CDL Entry Level Driver Training course came in this week. 1.5 inches thick and 530 pages. Just started reviewing it and so far it looks to be fairly comprehensive and compliant with the new FMCSA ELDT regulations.

I am excited to soon begin offering, on a very limited basis thru my Fleet Compliance Solutions company, class A & B FMCSA compliant Entry Level Driver Training courses at your facility with your trucks for molding and creating your own CDL drivers in-house from your current pool of non-CDL drivers.

I am already a registered amd approved training provider with FMCSA and with the help of my brother, who is another instructor with nearly 30 years of experience, we can provide a quality one on one education based on the regulations and real world expierences.

01/07/2022

I am excited to share that the podcast is posted to the streaming services! The trailer is up today with the first episode dropping tomorrow with new episodes most every Saturday.

You can access it by clicking this link, or better yet by copy and pasting it into your favorite podcast app. Please remember to click subscribe in your app so you don't miss a single episode, and if you like what you hear give us 5 stars and share with your friends.

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01/01/2022

Happy New Year. I am looking forward to connecting with you all in new and creative ways starting on January 6th when my podcast launches. Please keep an eye out for more information and links so you can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

In the meantime check out the new website just for the podcast and my live appearances. www.yourdotguy.com

Be sure to subscribe to my newsletter and the podcast, both available on the website! Thank you.

02/24/2021

Hey check out the latest episode of DOT Compliance on the Auto Transport Intel YouTube channel. I do this show live every Wednesday at 1 PM E/Noon Central. Give it a like and subscribe so you never miss an episode.

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11/04/2020

Episode 2 is live today, Wednesday Nov. 4th at 1 PM Eastern/Noon Central hosted by our Chief Compliance Specialist Brian J Riker.

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10/17/2020

Exciting News! Our President and Chief Compliance Specialist, Brian J Riker will be the host of a brand new 30 minute live show beginning this Wednesday, October 21st. He will dive deep into current DOT compliance issues, changing regulations and other important issues facing small motor carriers today.
Please join him live on the Auto Transport Intel YouTube channel every other Wednesday, beginning Oct. 21st, at 1 PM Eastern/Noon Central.

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10/07/2020

Going live on the Auto Transport Intel live show this evening, Oct. 6th at approximately 9:45 PM eastern. It should be a lively conversation tonight.

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09/13/2020

FMCSA updates to the Hours of Service regulations set to go into effect as planned on Sept. 29th. For more information on how this affects your transportation operations please visit

We are the transportation compliance specialists that can help you navigate the complex regulatory environment of today.

08/23/2020

Just a friendly reminder

Today (Sunday, Aug. 23) is the start of Brake Safety Week, which is Aug. 23-29. Throughout the week, law enforcement personnel will conduct roadside safety inspections to identify commercial motor vehicles with brake violations. Vehicles discovered to have critical brake violations, or other critical vehicle inspection item conditions, as outlined in the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria, will be removed from roadways until those violations are corrected. https://www.cvsa.org/news-entry/2020-brake-safety-week-underway/