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Auto Data Direct’s Customer Service team answers your frequently asked questions about Archives. **What is my Archive tab used for? ** The Archive is where you can go to view queries or DPO letters generated on your company’s ADD account. To review a query, you can click on the View Record Free link to the left of the query or DirectPost CM to view your DPO packet.

Get some piece of mind before authorizing new employees’ access to valuable company assets. ADD offers driving records from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) official databases. A Florida driving record provides information detailing a person’s driving history, which may include driving violations, license suspensions, restrictions or other information.

Federal USDOT FY2016 Budget Included in the six-year transportation funding proposal are provisions to: Allow NHTSA to issue an imminent hazard order requiring auto manufacturers to immediately take action to alleviate harm in cases where there is an imminent risk of injury or death. Amend recall authority to require rental companies and used car dealers to fix vehicles before making them available to the public.

It’s that time of the year again to kick off the trade show season with the annual Florida Tow Show in Orlando, FL April 9-12, 2015. Vendors from all over the world will be in attendance showing off all of their new products and innovations for the towing industry. Come by and visit Auto Data Direct at booth #254 for a chance to demo all of their great products and enter a drawing to win two tickets to the Talladega NASCAR race Sunday May 3, 2015.

Recyclers familiar with the federal National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) reporting requirements are now seeing the similar or even more stringent requirements being applied at a state level. Many states are implementing salvage reporting procedures that include a mandate to report to NMVTIS and allowing for state fines or penalties for non-reporting.

Auto Data Direct breaks down the ELT exception process and answers your questions about what to do when this happens. **WHAT IS AN ELT? ** An Electronic Lien Title (ELT) in Florida has two components: one, the title is held electronically (an e-title) and two, liens listed in the electronic system are e-liens.

On March 16th, the Out of State Record Request letter will no longer appear in the DMV123 forms list. The Out of State Record Request letter was originally implemented to help towing companies fulfill their due diligence for obtaining owner and lienholder information in states to which ADD did not offer real-time records.

Add access to auto-fill profiles, batch reporting, an online archive and discounted theft check with our March Promo! In March, ADD’s Basic service NMVTIS salvage upload users can upgrade to a Full Service reporting account for a one-time activation fee of only $25 (a 75% discount)! Upgrading from Basic service lets you select fields to pre- fill with company information, your NMVTIS ID and other information, so you don’t have the key in your information with each record.

No matter how long you’ve been in the business, as a car dealer you can always use good advice to improve your business. Race to the Finish Line is a book written by 14 automotive professionals with a combined experience of over 500 years in the industry. It’s the first in a series of books that will focus on helping automobile dealers be better at what they do.

Auto Data Direct’s tow experts were in Tampa in February to offer a training session on ‘everything tow’ to its customers and staff members of the Hillsborough County Tax Collector’s Office. Cheryl Harrell, ADD’s customer service manager and guru on state and federal requirements, demonstrated how easy it is to comply with regulations and efficiently complete business transactions using ADD’s suite of web-based tools.