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What Does a Designated Employer Representative (DER) Actually Do?

Your First Line of DOT Defense If your company is regulated by the Department of Transportation, you are required to appoint a Designated Employer Representative, or DER. Under 49 CFR Part 40, this role carries real authority and real liability. Yet in many organizations, the DER title gets assigned quietly and treated like paperwork management.…