Transportation Safety
Brian J. Riker has been involved in the transportation industry for more than three decades. His career in specialty transportation began as a diesel mechanic and school bus driver trainer. Obtaining his Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CDL Third Party Examiner Certification, Brian began administering the CDL skills and road test examinations in 1993.
From there Brian has grown to own or manage several commercial fleets ranging from a one-truck owner/operator firm specializing in auto transportation to most recently, where he served as Director of Transportation and Safety for one of the largest auto recycling firms in the United States.
He holds a valid Vehicle Safety Inspection Certification from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and maintains a clean, valid Class A CDL with tank, hazardous materials, double/triple trailer and passenger endorsements.
Throughout his career Brian has logged over two million miles in various commercial motor vehicles, including light duty and CDL required auto transport equipment, tow trucks, school and coach buses and traditional tractor trailers with dry van, refrigerated, lowboy/flatbed and tanker trailers.
Brian has provided expert witness work related to Standard of Care and Customer Education Requirements related to small fleet operations in specialized markets. His other areas of expertise include Hours of Service (log books and ELDs), driver training, driver license skills examination, pre-hire qualification investigations, motor vehicle operation, driver/fleet standard of care, maintenance, repair and inspection of commercial motor vehicles and non-traditional fleets such as private operations by plumbers, electricians, construction companies, mobile service operations and more.
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Expertise
- Commercial Driver License Holder
- FMCSA Registered Driver Trainer
- Hazardous Materials (HAZ-MAT) Certified
- Certified Safety Inspection Mechanic
- Drug and Alcohol Reasonable Suspicion Supervisor
- Towing and Recovery Operations
- Director of Transportation and Safety
- Commercial Truck Driver Lead Trainer
- Maintenance, Repair, & Inspection of Commercial Vehicles
- Driver Standard of Care
- Hours of Service Issues
- Safety Policies and Procedures
- Double/Triple Trailer Endorsed
- Over 2 Million Commercial Driver Miles
- Driver Hiring and Qualifying
Certifications | Licenses
- FMCSA Registered Entry Level Driver Training Provider All Classes of CDL, All Forms of Training
- Valid Class A Commercial Driver License with all available endorsements except motorcycle issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This includes a current medical certification and hazardous materials endorsement. Previous Commercial Driver Licenses issued from the States of Virginia and New Mexico
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certified Safety Inspection Mechanic, class 7, authorizing State safety inspections on all types of motor vehicles and trailers except motorcycles
- Former Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CDL third party examiner
- Certified Drug and Alcohol Testing, Supervisor Reasonable Suspicion
- Towing and Recovery Association of America Certified Master Tower (Level 2)
- Wreck Master certified level 4/5 (medium/heavy duty towing and recovery professional), expired
- American Towing and Recovery Institute (Wes Wilburn) certified in Advanced Light Duty, Advanced Heavy Duty, Rotator and Rigging, Specialized Recovery Operations
- Previously licensed as a tow operator in Prince William County, Virginia
- Qualified tow operator for Albuquerque, New Mexico police rotation towing operations
- Qualified tow operator for Bernalillo County, New Mexico towing operators
- Qualified tow operator for Pennsylvania State Police authorized towing operations
- Crane Tech OSHA compliant Rigger Certification Level 1
- R&L Environmental LLC trained and certified in vacuum truck safety and operations
Publications and Appearances
With a passion for education Brian can be found at towing and auto recycling industry trade shows nationwide presenting the latest in motor carrier safety related education to business owners and field personnel alike. With more than 200 published towing and auto recycling industry articles his teacher’s heart shines through to the masses where he breaks down complex regulatory or occupational safety concepts into easily digestible bites. For a comprehensive list of publications and appearances, please download his CV above.