Carriers, drivers aligned on need for shift in enforcement priorities
An overwhelming majority (79 percent) of Overdrive readers find themselves in full-throated agreement with a message delivered by American Trucking Associations Vice Chair and Bulldog Hiway Express head Phil Byrd at the April Commercial Vehicle ...
Managing the monster known as CSA
“What hath God wrought!” – The first telegraph message in Morse code, sent by Samuel F.B. Morse The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration doesn’t claim to be God, but its aspirations in creating the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program ...
Crashes and interventions: Crackdown!
Previously in the CSA’s Data Trail “Crashes and interventions” installment: "Wreck frequency varies widely by state" The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been on a tear over the last year with the issuance of imminent-hazard ...
Crashes and interventions: Wreck frequency varies widely by state
Previously in the CSA’s Data Trail “Crashes and interventions” installment: "CSA's crash flaw" Where is a collision with a heavy-duty truck most likely to happen? That dubious distinction goes to New Jersey. The ranking is based on ...
Crashes and interventions: CSA’s crash flaw
Previously in the CSA’s Data Trail "Crashes and interventions" installment: “Blitzkrieg probes coming to trucking” The largest truck fleets show crash rates well above that of one-truck carriers, yet the megafleet trucks and drivers are inspected at ...
Crashes and interventions: Blitzkrieg probes coming to trucking
In FMCSA’s Safety Measurement System, this symbol indicates a carrier’s ranking in a certain BASIC has exceeded the intervention or “alert” threshold, marking the carrier for investigative action. Previously in the CSA's Data Trail "Crashes ...
New Mexico recognized for its Smart Roadside Inspection tech
The Motor Transportation Division of the state of New Mexico's Department of Public Safety achieved further national recognition May 1 for its Smart Roadside Inspection system. The system utilizes, variously, mobile inspection trailers, thermal and ...
Infographic: Owner-operators inspected four times more often than largest fleets
An infographic posted on Overdrive sister site CCJ — and part of Overdrive's yearlong CSA's Data Trail series — shows some of CSA's most disparate data by pointing out the four to one ration in which owner-operators are ...
CSA'S DATA TRAIL
Inconsistent enforcement: Know your vulnerabilities
Inspectors around the nation know well the low-hanging fruit for violations in certain industry segments.
Bypass systems reduce inspection likelihood
Inconsistent enforcement: Insist on inspection, not citation
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