California Trucking Association B.I.T. Kit: A Reference Guide to the California Highway Patrol Basic Inspection of Terminal (BIT) Program 2021 Paperback – January 13, 2022

by Jay Johnson (Author), Paul Morris (Author), J. J. Keller (Contributor)

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Transportation compliance regulations are unique for California based motor carriers. In addition to the DOT regulations, we have regulations from the California Highway Patrol's Basic Inspection of Terminal (BIT) Program and our Department of Motor Vehicles. We have tried to provide guidance to those unique California regulation requirements that will aid with the terminal inspections performed by the California Highway Patrol Motor Carrier Safety Operations Program personnel.

This book contains the supplemental presentation resources from the California Trucking Association’s (CTA) webinar presentation of “Sailing through your BIT” by Jay Johnson & Associates, LLC, the CTA training partner. It is not designed as a standalone guide for transportation compliance, but as a reference resource to their instructor led curriculum. The course material provides an overview of the applicable BIT Program statutory and Motor Carrier Safety regulatory requirements. Such requirements are:

Driver Records – Qualification Files, Hours of Service, Driver Proficiency
Hours of Service/Records of Duty Status
Maintenance Program – Preventive Maintenance and 90 Day Periodic Inspection
Vehicle Inspections
Hazardous Materials
Terminal Ratings

It is not a legal or official document. The information contained herein provides a basis from which a carrier can plan for and understand California’s Basic Inspection of Terminal (BIT). For questions or more information consult the official agency with jurisdiction in that matter, or contact the instructors.