Use this skill to maintain a compliant DOT accident register. Covers § 390.15 requirements, what's recorded, retention period.
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veh-used-vehicle-compliance-verification
Use this skill when buying a used tractor or trailer. Covers verifying compliance status, hidden issues, and what to inspect before signing.
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Used Vehicle Compliance Verification at Purchase
A used vehicle should be inspected and verified compliant before integrating into the fleet. Hidden issues become carrier liability immediately.
Pre-purchase inspection
- Annual DOT inspection on file (within 12 months)
- Recent service records
- Title clean (no salvage, no flood)
- Mileage verification
- Inspection report from independent mechanic
Documents to obtain
- Annual inspection certificate
- Service history (oil changes, brake work, major repairs)
- Title (clean)
- VIN check (CARFAX or equivalent for commercial vehicles)
- Prior carrier's DOT number history (to check for major incidents)
Hidden issues to look for
- Frame damage hidden by paint
- Engine block welding or shoddy repairs
- Brake friction surface excessive wear
- Tire age (DOT date code) regardless of tread
- Suspension wear (especially leaf springs)
- Wheel-end leaks not addressed
- Lighting fixtures recently swapped
Post-purchase actions
- Full DOT inspection by your mechanic
- Brake adjustment check
- Tire age verification (consider re-tiring soon)
- Maintenance file setup (start fresh with PM schedule)
- Lighting + reflector verification
- ELD installation (if needed)
- Annual inspection if more than 12 months old
What NOT to skip
- Verify VIN matches title and registration
- Verify accident history (police record, insurance claim history)
- Verify any FMCSA violations against the vehicle
- Verify previous carrier had no compliance issues
Compass onboarding for used vehicles
Compass Vehicles module:
- New-vehicle wizard for purchase + integration
- PM schedule starts fresh
- Annual inspection due date set
- Maintenance history can be imported (CSV) if available from seller
- Inspection record + DataQ flags pre-loaded for prior incidents
CFR citations
- 49 CFR § 396.3
- 49 CFR § 393
How Compass surfaces this
Searchable in Compass Ask. Runs against carrier fleet data when invoked from the relevant tracker. Read-only; no actions without explicit user approval.
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X3 Compass turns these skills into a complete operational platform: driver qualification files, drug & alcohol consortium, MVR pulls, hours-of-service tracking, hazmat shipping, IFTA filing, FMCSA audit prep, and DataQ dispute drafting — all CFR-cited, all in one place.
This skill is published under the X3 Compass open skills initiative. Contributions welcome at https://github.com/x3fleetsafety/skills
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