Inspections

Vehicle maintenance and inspection requirements are outlined in the FMCSR. ARL/MIA requires that each inspection report be sent into the corporate office. In addition to federal requirements ARL/MIA requires that each owner submit a maintenance report each quarter for all pieces of equipment. Also each piece of equipment is required to be inspected again semi annually by an inspection station authorized by the motor carrier . This inspection is in addition to the annual inspection outlined in Section 396.17.The semi annual inspection is paid by the company.

All road side inspections are reviewed and verified that corrections have been made. ARL/MIA receives copies of all road side inspections from an outside source. They get all their information from the Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C.. Each road side inspection that is done in all states are down loaded to Washington. By reviewing these reports ARL/MIA is able to verify all defects are corrected and enables ARL/MIA to discipline Owner/Operator that do not comply with federal regulations. ARL/MIA can remove any equipment from our fleet that is determined to be non road worthy by both ARL’s standards and the D.O.T. standards.

Logs

In addition, road side inspections are audited with logs to verify accuracy of the log. Logs are reviewed and Owner/Operator violation letters are sent monthly. Owner/Operator with continuous log violations are canceled as qualified Owner/Operator.

Accidents

All accidents and cargo claims are reviewed by an accident/claims review board to determine how preventable the accident was and if ARL will continue using the services of the Owner/Operator.

Safety Program

ARL /MIA has an on going Safety Program. Owner/Operator receive literature and also audio tapes from ARL on any changes in regulations and changes in company procedures.

Cargo Policy

Information on cargo policy, driving in adverse conditions, logging etc., are sent to the Owner/Operator in an attempt to make the Owner/Operator more aware or just to remind the Owner/Operator that Safety is in their hands while on the road.

MIA/ARL Partnership

The procedures that MIA has put in place for ARL since 1989 has shown a dramatic reduction in insurance cost over the past 7 years.

The partnership between ARL Inc. and MIA Inc. has proven to be very beneficial to everyone involved. This includes all shippers that do business with ARL Inc. , because of a reduction in accidents and claims.