All Skills

Use this skill when the user asks about CMV roadside inspection levels (Level I through Level VIII), what each level inspects, average inspection times, CVSA decal eligibility, what triggers a level upgrade, and how to coach drivers through a roadside inspection. Reference CVSA North American Standard Inspection Program.

Use this skill when a carrier's CSA peer group changes. Covers what triggers reassignment, how percentile changes affect alert status, and how to interpret the shift.

Use this skill when re-hiring a driver who has been away from CMV operation for 1+ years. Covers re-qualification, refresh of medical and MVR, and whether prior employer inquiries restart.

Use this skill when the user asks about carrier-driver relationships — Independent Contractor (IC / 1099) vs Employee (W-2), Owner-Operator lease agreements, the AB5 California law, the DOL 2024 IC test, lease-purchase programs from the carrier side, settlement statements, deductions, and how to structure a compliant IC arrangement. Cite 49 CFR 376 + 1099 IRS rules.

Use this skill when the user asks about Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) for trucking — fuel spill response, hazmat release reporting, EPA + state environmental reporting, emergency contact information (CHEMTREC), environmental impairment liability insurance, and how to handle a CMV-related environmental incident. Cite 40 CFR + 49 CFR 174.6.

Use this skill to file your IFTA quarterly fuel tax return. Covers filing windows, calculation, payment, and refund situations.

Use this skill when the user asks about oversize / overweight load permits — state-by-state permitting process, escort vehicle (pilot car) requirements, route surveys, federal axle weight limits (Federal Bridge Formula), holiday restrictions, multi-state permits, and how to determine if a load needs a permit. Reference state DOT permitting offices.

Use this skill when the user asks about passenger-carrying CMVs — buses, motorcoaches, charter operations, school buses, limousines, shuttle services. Covers different HOS rules (10-hour driving / 15-hour on-duty / no 34-restart), Class C CDL with P endorsement, S endorsement for school bus, FMCSA Hours-of-Service for passenger vehicles, $5M insurance minimum, BMC-32 filing, accessibility requirements, and how passenger ops differ from property. Cite 49 CFR 395.5 + 387.33.

Use this skill when the user asks about CMV maintenance program requirements under 49 CFR 396.3 — what records must be kept, retention periods (12-18 months on vehicle file + 1 year after disposal), what counts as systematic inspection/repair/maintenance, preventive maintenance scheduling, brake adjustment records, and what auditors look for in vehicle files. Cite 49 CFR 396.3 + 396.21.

Use this skill to maintain a compliant DOT accident register. Covers § 390.15 requirements, what's recorded, retention period.

Use this skill for transporting steel coils. Covers § 393.120 specific rules, chain requirements, dunnage placement, and inspection procedures.

Use this skill when interpreting a drug test result that comes back as 'diluted negative,' 'diluted positive,' 'refusal,' or 'adulterated.' Covers what constitutes a refusal vs. retest vs. confirmed positive.

Use this skill when the user asks about the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse — full vs limited query, pre-employment vs annual query, query credit purchasing, who has access (employers, drivers, MROs, SAPs, state licensing agencies), reporting violations to the Clearinghouse, the "prohibited" status workflow, consent forms, or how to register/use the clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov portal. Cite 49 CFR 382.701-727.

Use this skill when a driver receives an out-of-service (OOS) violation. Covers the immediate compliance, paperwork retention, and CSA impact.

Use this skill to determine whether you need interstate FMCSA authority or just intrastate state authority. Covers the federal/state divide.

Use when a carrier asks about autonomous trucks — current state of Level 4 development, major programs (Aurora, Kodiak, Plus, Waymo Via, Embark history), regulatory status, operational implications, hub-to-hub model, driver impact, insurance, and what carriers should be doing now (or not doing) to prepare.

Use when a carrier (asset-based, brokerage, or 3PL) asks how to respond to a shipper RFP / RFQ — bid packaging, lane analysis, rate strategy, SOPs/SOWs, qualifications response, insurance compliance, EDI requirements, and how to win competitive bids without leaving margin on the table.

Use when a manager, dispatcher, or safety director needs to have a coaching conversation with a driver — about a safety event (harsh brake, hard turn, distraction), an HOS violation, a customer complaint, a missed delivery, repeated minor incidents, or to deliver positive recognition. Covers conversation structure, language, documentation, and escalation.

Use when discussing the mobile apps drivers use day-to-day — load boards (DAT, Truckstop), route planners (Trucker Path, CoPilot Truck), expense and per diem apps (Per Diem Plus), parking apps (Park My Truck), maintenance / DVIR apps, and how these stack with the carrier's ELD app.

Use this skill when the user asks about CDL driver wellness, retention strategies, what causes driver turnover, common health issues (obesity, hypertension, sleep apnea, mental health), benefits packages, home-time policies, and how to build a culture that keeps drivers. Reference ATA Workforce Development + FMCSA Wellness Initiative.

Use when a carrier asks whether to buy or lease their next tractor (or trailer), comparing full-service lease (Ryder, Penske, NationaLease), capital lease, finance lease, walk-away open-end lease, or cash purchase. Covers tax treatment, residual risk, maintenance bundling, balance-sheet impact, and cash-flow modeling.

Use this skill when the user asks specifically about preparing for the New Entrant Safety Audit (NESA) under 49 CFR 385 Subpart D — different from a Compliance Review. Covers what auditors look at, the 18-month window, automatic failure conditions, the 60-day fix window, what to NOT do, and how to convert from "new entrant" to permanent authority. Cite 49 CFR 385.301-321.

Use this skill when the user asks how to build, measure, or improve safety culture in a motor carrier — leading vs lagging safety indicators, blame-free reporting, near-miss programs, safety committee structure, monthly safety meetings, ATA Safety Management Program guidance, and how to evaluate cultural maturity. Reference ATA SMP + DOT safety culture research.

Use this skill to determine if your carrier should check sex offender registries when hiring drivers. Covers legal requirements, EEOC considerations, and best practices.

Use this skill when the user asks about US-Canada cross-border CMV operations — CVOR (Commercial Vehicle Operator's Registration), NSC (National Safety Code), Ontario / Quebec / BC specific rules, US carrier obtaining Canadian operating authority, FAST card for drivers, customs (CBSA), Health Canada hazmat, and how Transport Canada equivalents differ from US FMCSA. Reference USMCA + Transport Canada NSC 14.

Use this skill to understand the FMCSA cargo securement standards. Covers § 393.100-§ 393.136 general rules, tiedown requirements, working load limits.

Decide where a new tool slots into the chezmoi bootstrap and README. Use when adding a CLI/binary to the host bootstrap so it lands in the right install pass and the right README block. Routes auth-required tools to "Interactive logins" and fire-and-forget binaries to "PATH check".

Audit, write, or revise README.md. Use when creating a README, editing one, or noticing smells (missing badges, no install steps, unclear purpose, no engagement guidance). Applies ddbeck's checklist and a shields.io badge principle.

Query Codecov for flaky-test signal, failure history, and coverage data via the codecov-api wrapper. Use when asked about flaky tests, intermittent test failures, why a test is failing, coverage on a PR/file/branch, or whenever browser access to Codecov is blocked by the login wall.

Audit, write, or update CHANGELOG.md following Keep a Changelog 1.1.0. Use when creating a CHANGELOG, or reviewing commits to ensure Unreleased reflects user-visible changes. Defers to auto-managed setups (changesets, release-please, git-cliff, semantic-release, towncrier) and applies semver 2.0.0 — or Haskell PVP for Haskell projects.

Open a GitHub PR with a tight body — why this change, what'll surprise the reviewer, how we know it's correct — or add a pull_request_template to a repo. Use when asked to open, create, or draft a pull request, compose or regenerate a PR description, or scaffold a repo's PR template. Composes the Summary/Gotchas/Verification structure and detects an existing template first.

Pick up an existing GitHub issue in the checked-out repo — implement from scratch or take over an in-flight PR. Use when asked to work, take, implement, fix, or close issue

Audit, write, or revise CONTRIBUTING.md, including the decision of whether one is warranted. Use when creating contribution guidance, editing existing CONTRIBUTING, or when a README points to missing/thin contribution docs. Applies the nayafia/contributing-template framework.

File a new GitHub issue in the checked-out repo — search first for duplicates/adjacent issues to update or reference, detect the repo's issue template if any, then compose title/body/labels/milestone matching house style. Use when asked to file, create, open, report, or track an issue.

Surgical code refactoring to improve maintainability without changing behavior. Covers extracting functions, renaming variables, breaking down god functions, improving type safety, eliminating code smells, and applying design patterns. Less drastic than repo-rebuilder; use for gradual improvements.

Generate images using AI. Use when asked to generate, create, or make images, textures, icons, sprites, artwork, visual assets, or mockups. Supports OpenAI (gpt-image-2) and Google Gemini (Nano Banana). Requires an API key for the chosen provider.