It stays on your record for 2 years. You pay for it every month.
Insurance renewal
Insurers pull your CSA scores. More violations, higher premium.
Lost loads
Brokers and shippers check your scores before they book you.
More pull-ins
High scores flag your trucks for more roadside inspections. More inspections, more violations.
The real ones stay. The ones that don't belong, we go after. See your chances →
How a DataQs Challenge Removes Violations From Your CSA Score
Your record should show what happened. Nothing more.
Every roadside inspection and every crash goes on your public FMCSA record and counts in your CSA scores for 2 years. A warning with no ticket counts the same as a ticket.
Most carriers never challenge anything. They don't know what can be fixed, or they think it takes a lawyer. It doesn't. FMCSA's DataQs system is how a record gets corrected, and anyone can file.
Truck Service Hub reads your report, checks it against your records, and tells you if it's worth challenging. If it is, we write the request, file it in DataQs, and follow it to the end.
Pro tip: send the report as soon as you get it. Logs, dashcam video and the police report are easier to get in the first weeks than months later.
5 THINGS WE CHECK BEFORE WE TAKE YOUR CASE
Every case goes through the same check. If it doesn't pass, we tell you why, free.
- 1 "Was it your truck?" Plate, VIN and USDOT on the report against your fleet and your driver list.
- 2 "Does the code match what happened?" The violation code against the officer's notes and the facts on the report.
- 3 "Ticket or warning?" A ticket can be fought in court. A warning has no court case, so DataQs is the only way it comes off.
- 4 "Was the crash preventable?" The police report against the crash types FMCSA reviews for preventability.
- 5 "What do your records show?" ELD logs, GPS, fuel receipts, dashcam. If they back the driver, we file. If they don't, we stop.
Have ready: a photo of the inspection report or police crash report, your USDOT number, and any logs or video from that day.
WHICH DATAQS CHALLENGES WIN: OUR CHANCES, STRAIGHT UP
We don't take every case. We go after the ones your records can prove, and we tell you the odds on the rest before you pay a dollar.
STRONG CHANCE
We go after these first.
- Not your truck. The inspection or crash went on your USDOT number, but the truck wasn't running under your authority. The whole inspection can come off.
- A crash you didn't cause. Hit from behind, hit while parked or legally stopped, hit by a driver going the wrong way or under the influence, or you hit an animal or road debris. FMCSA's Crash Preventability Determination Program can mark it "not preventable".
- Dashcam shows it. Any crash with video that shows how it happened can go to FMCSA's preventability review.
- Ticket dismissed in court. Dismissed or not guilty, the violation can come off. We file the court paper for you.
- The report doesn't match the facts. The wrong violation code, the same thing counted twice, a speed range higher than what the officer measured.
WORTH A TRY
Lower odds, real grounds.
- A documented ELD problem. A malfunction, a connection drop, or unassigned driving handled the right way.
- Personal conveyance used right. Off duty, for a personal reason, not moving the load closer to delivery.
- An English check with skipped steps. The officer didn't do the interview and the sign test the way FMCSA requires.
- Hours the clock didn't account for. A split sleeper-berth period or bad weather and traffic the driver couldn't have known about.
- A lane restriction with no sign. Nothing restricted trucks at that spot, or the driver was only passing, exiting or turning.
WE'LL TELL YOU NO
And you pay nothing.
- The log was false, and the scale or camera proves it.
- The defect was real.
- There are no records to back the driver's side.
HOW OUR DATAQS FILING SERVICE WORKS
Send the report. A phone photo is fine.
Get your answer in 24 hours. Free. Strong chance, worth a try, or no.
We file and follow it. We write the request, file it in DataQs, answer the state, and take it to the next review stage if needed.
DATAQS CHALLENGE COST: ONE PRICE, NO SURPRISES
The review.
We read the report and your records and tell you within 24 hours if it's worth challenging.
Flat, per inspection or crash.
Covers every violation on that one report, through all three review stages: Initial Review, Reconsideration and Final Review. Paid before we file.
Case accepted? Pay $199 →Pay only after Marko confirms your case by email or phone. Paying first doesn't start a filing.
You pay only when we take your case. Fees are not refundable, whatever the state or the court decides: the fee pays for the work, not the result. Several inspections? One agreement covers all of them, $199 each. FMCSA doesn't charge for DataQs.
SEND US THE REPORT. GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER IN 24 HOURS.
No forms. Email a photo of the report or call. Free, no obligation, and we never ask for your FMCSA or DataQs login.
Put your USDOT number in the email, and send any logs or dashcam video from that day if you have them.
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