Pass your NSC audit before the government schedules one.
First Call Compliance and Safety helps Alberta commercial carriers find and fix compliance problems while they are still fixable. National Safety Code audits for Alberta Transportation, COR audits through AMTA, led by Ken Van Rentergem, an auditor listed on both approved auditor lists.
- NSC facility audits
- COR audits through AMTA
- Log and hours of service
- Maintenance programs
- Carrier profile repair
- Driver training
Two lists, two different audits
Ken Van Rentergem is on both of Alberta's approved auditor lists, and they cover separate kinds of audit. If one of those lists is how you found this name, this is the short way to the right page.
COR audits
Certificate of Recognition, through AMTA as your Certifying Partner. An audit of your health and safety management system, scored across ten elements. Certification, the maintenance audits in between, and recertification at three years.
Go to COR audits From the Alberta Transportation auditor listNSC audits
National Safety Code facility audits and mock audits. An audit of how you run commercial vehicles: driver qualification files, hours of service, vehicle maintenance, collisions and your carrier profile.
Go to NSC auditsHere for something else? All seven services, or describe your situation and you will get a recommendation rather than a package.
By the time Alberta Transportation writes to you, your options have already narrowed.
The carrier profile is a running record. Every roadside inspection, every conviction, every reportable collision lands on it, and it keeps score quietly for months before anyone tells you there is a problem.
When the score crosses a threshold, the province acts. That can mean a warning letter, a required safety plan, a formal facility audit, a conditional safety fitness rating, or in the worst case the loss of your operating authority. At that point you are not fixing a filing habit. You are defending your business.
There is a better order of operations. Have someone who audits to the same standard look first, tell you exactly what an auditor would write down, and give you the time to fix it quietly.
Seven services. One job: keep your record clean.
Six of these can be delivered as a standalone review or as part of a full mock facility audit. The COR audit is its own piece of work, under a different regulator.
NSC Audits
Facility audits and new carrier compliance reviews
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COR Audits
Certificate of Recognition audits through AMTA, certification to renewal
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Log Auditing
Hours of service, daily logs and ELD records
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Maintenance Reviews
NSC Standard 11 and 11B, CVIP and repair records
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Carrier Profile Services
Read it, fix it, and keep it out of the intervention range
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Incident Investigation
Collisions and near misses investigated to a standard that holds up
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Commercial Driver Training
Practical training that stands up in an audit
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A straight process, with no surprises at the end.
Scope call
A short conversation about your fleet, your operating status, your current carrier profile and what prompted the call. No charge, no obligation.
Records review
Driver files, logs, maintenance records, policies and training records get reviewed against the National Safety Code standards that apply to your operation.
Findings report
A written report in the same language an auditor uses, separating what would be an outright finding from what is merely untidy.
Corrective action plan
A prioritised list of what to fix, in what order, with the templates and the process changes to make it stick.
Follow up
A re check once the fixes are in, so you know the gap is actually closed and not just documented.
The Alberta compliance library
Straight answers to the questions carriers actually search for. No gate, no form, no sales pitch.
The Alberta Carrier Profile Explained
What is on it, how to read every part of it, and what actually moves the numbers.
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Alberta Safety Fitness Certificate
Who needs one, what it costs, how to apply, and the five safety ratings.
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The National Safety Code in Alberta
All 16 standards in plain language, and which ones an auditor will actually check.
Read the guideCommon questions
What triggers an NSC audit in Alberta?
Most audits are triggered by your carrier profile. When on road performance, collisions or convictions push your profile into the monitoring range, Alberta Transportation can escalate from a warning letter to a required safety plan to a full facility audit. Audits are also triggered by a serious collision, a public complaint, a request for a change in operating status, and as a routine new carrier compliance review during your first period of operation.
How is a First Call audit different from a government audit?
The scope and the standards are the same. The consequence is not. A government audit produces a rating and, if you fall short, an intervention. A First Call review produces a findings list and a corrective action plan that you control, on your timeline, before anything is on the record.
Do you work with small fleets and owner operators?
Yes. A single truck operation carries the same National Safety Code obligations as a hundred truck fleet, and it usually has nobody in the office whose job is compliance. Small carriers are a large part of the work.
Do you have to come to our yard?
Not always. Driver files, logs, maintenance records and policies can often be reviewed remotely from scans or your existing software. Maintenance reviews and full mock facility audits are better done on site. We will tell you which one your situation needs before you commit to anything.
What does it cost?
It depends on fleet size, how many drivers and units are in scope, and whether the review is remote or on site. Send a short description of your operation and you will get a written quote with a fixed scope, not an hourly open end.
Find the problems while they are still cheap to fix.
Tell us your fleet size and what prompted the enquiry. You will get a straight answer about whether you need a full review or just a conversation.