The Compliance Maze - Paperback

by Michael L. Stange (Author)

The Compliance Maze is an essential resource book that explains the laws and regulations governing the California public transit operator. It reveals, by document, title, and section, the compliance requirements directly from The California Vehicle Code Title 13 California Code of Regulations, the North American Out-of-Service Criteria, Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, and National Fire Protection Association, Codes 10 and 52. The Compliance Maze will show you how to avoid Unsatisfactory CHP Ratings for bus Terminal reviews, Pull-Notice audits, Basic Inspection of Terminal and Drug and Alcohol inspections. It will help you become a regulatory compliance expert and the "go-to" person for fleet, vehicle compliance, investigations, driver requirements, and records management audits. Additionally, you'll learn vital information from the reference documents and become familiar with regulatory words and terms, and "Matters Regulated."

Author Biography

Michael L. Stange is a public transportation professional with over 40 years of experience. He began his career as a bus mechanic and retired from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority as the Executive Director of Maintenance. He has worked closely with the CHP Motor Carrier Specialists and Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Teams, has assisted in crash investigations, and is an expert in commercial vehicle law for public transit operators. He developed and teaches an 8-hour regulatory compli¬ance program for the transits and also provides the program, when requested, through the Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium, the leading provider of transit training within the public transportation industry.