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Maintenance
Updated: Maintenance know-how to help stay ahead of inspectors
From tires and brakes to air and emissions systems, we've compiled this comprehensive collection of truck maintenance coverage in Overdrive to help keep your rig passing inspections and hauling strong.
February 14, 2020
Business
Comment period on CSA crash accountability proposal closes today
Under the proposed rule, non-preventable crashes would be removed from carriers’ Crash Indicator BASIC percentile ranking. Currently, crashes deemed non-preventable still remain in the system with a non-preventable notation.
October 3, 2019
Business
FMCSA shuts down small Nevada carrier
A three-truck fleet, JDJD Transportation, has been ordered to cease operations because of hours of service and other violations.
February 13, 2015
Business
Changes to CSA’s SMS site go live, aim to better illustrate scores’ relationship to crash risk
The Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s carrier rankings site — the Safety Measurement System — has been redesigned and has some new features, which went live Aug. 2. Here’s what’s changed.
August 4, 2014
Business
Overdrive’s CSA exposé wins a top journalism award
Overdrive won the Grand Neal Award for its series of stories and interactive website on the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
March 14, 2014
Business
FMCSA proposes plan to establish driver screening
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed a nine-year plan for identifying the riskiest drivers and addressing unsafe driver behavior.
June 28, 2013
Business
Crashes and interventions: Wreck frequency varies widely by state
Where is a collision with a heavy-duty truck most likely to happen? That dubious distinction goes to New Jersey. Find full state rankings in this first installment in our May 2013 Part 3 CSA’s Data Trail coverage.
May 8, 2013
Business
Crashes and interventions: The fault handicap
FMCSA may be a long way from accounting for crash fault in the CSA Safety Measurement System. In the meantime, questions about the system’s effectiveness loom large with analysis of crash rates.
May 1, 2013
Channel 19
What this year’s MCSAP awards say about national enforcement priorities
MCSAP award winners’ violation priorities profiles suggest the federal government views a high level of on-highway traffic enforcement (versus vehicle inspections) as preferable enforcement behavior.
April 27, 2013
Channel 19
How to DataQ: 9 tips
Indiana State Police DataQs coordinator Michael Wilson shared these at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance workshop April 22, 2013.
April 23, 2013
Business
FMCSA’s focus on inspections a point of contention at CVSA workshop
ATA representative Phil Byrd challenged the enforcement community to shift priorities away from inspections to traffic enforcement. Also: Regulatory update from FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro.
April 23, 2013
Business
CSA priorities include addressing concerns of small carriers, crash accountability, agency says
FMCSA also announced plans to launch a new version of the DataQs website for challenging inspection violations and crash assignments as early as the coming weekend.
April 22, 2013
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