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Professional Experience
Employmentas a Transportation Industry Consultant
KEIFER CONSULTING SERVICES – Jackson, TN 9/2012 to Present
President / Owner
 Subject matter expert in the application and interpretation of the FMCSRs and
state level motor carrier regulations;
 Comprehensive Data Q program support;
 Simulate FMCSA compliance review audits consistent with FMCSA
methodology, with FMCSA audit representation as needed.
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY SERVICES – Daphne, AL 11/2015 to Present
Safety and Compliance Consultant / Instructor
 Subject matter expert in the application and interpretation of the FMCSRs and
state level motor carrier regulations;
 Simulate FMCSA compliance review audits consistent with FMCSA
methodology, with FMCSA audit representation as needed;
 Training and development coordinator, including curriculum and course support;
 Expert Witness support and testimony.
MANN CONSULTING SERVICES – Elizabethtown, KY 1/1998 – 9/1998
Safety and Compliance Consultant / Instructor
 Review, evaluation, and implementation of motor carrier safety and compliance
programs, providing training as needed to ensure compliance with FMCSRs.
Gerald Keifer
Compliance Expert
Keifer Consulting Service, Inc.
731-217-8568
GeraldKeifer@charter.net
or
Jkeifer47@gmail.com

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Employmentwith the United States Departmentof Transportation
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 3/2009 – 9/2012
Training Specialist (FMCSA National Training Center)
 Course manager for various FMCSA training programs provided to FMCSA and
MCSAP program employees (New Entrant Safety Audit, 2-day New Entrant
Workshop, Compliance Review, Enforcement Procedures, and Advance Drug
and Alcohol Course);
 Responsible for maintaining Field Operations Training Manual with up-to-date
curriculum information;
 Support and development related to projects during the developmental stages of
CSA2010;
 Assisted with the development of web-based training for New Entrant carriers;
 Served as subject matter expert on FMCSR issues for National Training Center
staff.
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 1/2001 – 3/2009
Motor Carrier Safety Specialist (Tennessee Division Office)
 Special Agent / Safety Investigator performing safety and compliance audits
within the motor carrier industry;
 Provided support to workgroups at the FMCSA National Training Center
regarding development / revision of FMCSA course curriculum and related
manuals;
 Lead counsellor to new FMCSA investigators and MCSAL inspectors during
their 10 week academy class at the National Training Center;
 Investigator assigned to responding to major commercial motor vehicle
accidents in western Tennessee;
 Acting State Program Manager for the Tennessee MSCAP program (6 months).
Employmentwithin the Trucking Industry 1972 – 1/2001
Various roles within the trucking industry at various employers
 Director of Safety / Recruiting / Sales Agent / Regional Sales Manager /
Dispatcher / Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator
RelevantTraining and Development
 Skills Performance Evaluation (SPE) examiner;
 Commercial vehicle inspector per North American Standard (NAS) inspector course
criteria and FMCSA standards;
 Motor Coach inspector per NAS criteria;
 Conduct Security Contact Reviews (SCRs) on Hazardous Material Shippers and
Carriers;
 Economic and Safety reviews on Household Goods carriers;

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 Instructor for the NAS inspector course, Parts A and B;
 Instructor for the Compliance and New Entrant Safety Audits courses;
 Instructor for the Enforcement Procedures course;
 Instructor for the Advance Drug and Alcohol course;
 Leadership skills for non-supervisors;
 Specialized Hazardous Material related courses (Explosives, Radioactive, Materials,
Hazardous Substances, Hazardous Waste, Infectious Substances, HM Package
Inspection Program, Performance Oriented Packaging, Security Contact Review);
 Automatic on-board recording devices (AOBRD) for CMVs;
 Household Goods compliance and enforcement;
 Motor Carrier Enforcement Procedures;
 MCSAP Grant Management;
 Advanced Instructor Development;
 Skills Performance Evaluation certification program;
 Instructor Development-Commercial vehicle Inspection program;
 Motorcoach Inspection Procedures;
 Master instructor development course;
 Understanding Fatigue and Alert Driving Instructor course;
 Teaching Accident Prevention Techniques;
 Accident Reconstruction Methodology.
Memberships
Tennessee Trucking Association (Safety Council)
Kentucky Trucking Association (Safety Council)
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Training Committee