Safety at TZA Group

Every TZA Group driver holds a valid CDL Class A license and meets all FMCSA driver qualification requirements before operating any vehicle. This includes a current DOT medical certificate, a clean motor vehicle record review, and a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen.

We verify employment history and check the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse for all new hires. Drivers with disqualifying violations are not hired. Drivers who develop disqualifying conditions during employment are removed from service.

TZA Group operates ELD-equipped trucks on all units in compliance with FMCSA electronic logging device requirements. Hours of service rules are followed on every run — no falsified logs, no pressure to drive beyond legal limits.

Dispatch plans loads with legal drive time in mind. If a load cannot be delivered legally within available hours, we communicate with the shipper or receiver — we do not ask drivers to violate HOS to make a window.

Every TZA Group driver completes a thorough pre-trip inspection before every dispatch and a post-trip inspection at the end of every run. These are not checkbox exercises — they are the first line of defense against mechanical failures on the road.

Defects identified during inspection are reported immediately and addressed before the vehicle is dispatched again. We do not send out trucks with known defects. Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIRs) are maintained in compliance with FMCSA requirements.

All freight hauled by TZA Group is secured in accordance with FMCSA cargo securement regulations (49 CFR Part 393). Drivers verify that cargo is properly loaded, blocked, braced, and tied down before departure and check securement during transit as required.

We haul 53-foot dry-van freight only. Enclosed trailers provide inherent protection from road debris and weather. Drivers are trained to identify and report improperly loaded freight before accepting a load.

TZA Group drivers are expected to use professional judgment when road or weather conditions become unsafe. Drivers have the authority — and the obligation — to slow down, pull over, or stop when conditions require it. No load is worth a preventable accident.

Dispatch monitors weather and road conditions on active loads and communicates proactively with drivers. Shippers and receivers are notified of delays caused by weather or unsafe conditions. We do not ask drivers to run through conditions they have assessed as unsafe.

TZA Group maintains a strict zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policy in full compliance with FMCSA regulations (49 CFR Part 382). All drivers are subject to pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty, and follow-up testing as required.

Any driver who tests positive, refuses to test, or is found to be in violation of our drug and alcohol policy is immediately removed from safety-sensitive functions. We participate in the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.