Arnold Safety Blog Information

We are a project management company based in Nevada, that buys cabinets built per our specifications and then we install them on the customers jobsite that is usually out of state from our factory location in Michigan. Most times we just use a freight carrier, but sometimes we rent a 26 Penske truck and have our own team drive the cabinets to the jobsite location (more control, less damage. We have him fill out the logbooks, he has a CSL, we have the correct insurances, he follows all the FMCSA rules for driving times, we actually insist on the safety aspect. In doing one of those runs today, our driver was told when he pulled into the weigh station that our company needed to have a DOT number. When I went onto FMCSA and filled out their survey, it said I needed not only a OP-1 DOT number but a BOC-3 "Designate Process Agent". We do carry the proper insurances - always have. My concern is a BOC-3 looks like I would need one for every state and that seems a bit much for hauling cabinets around the country. Can you shed some light on this? Please note, we probably only do 8-10 runs a year.