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Watch those post-crash-inspection violations
They shouldn’t be assigned severity weights to contribute to a carrier’s ranking in any CSA BASIC if the violation was a result of the crash.
May 6, 2013
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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
Driver screening — KY inspection station photo
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POLL: Have you experienced a CSA intervention since Dec. 2010?
March 26, 2013
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Inconsistent enforcement: CSA’s heat index
State inspection intensity ratings range from Maryland, where 32 inspections per lane-mile of National Highway System were conducted during CSA’s first two year, to Idaho, where only two inspections per lane-mile were done.
March 25, 2013
CSA’s heat index
Business
Prompt updates to fleet data can help scores
Use the MCS-150 form to update annual vehicle-miles-traveled and total power unit data for your fleet, measurements you have control over and which figure in Unsafe Driving and Crash Indicator BASIC measures.
March 18, 2013
UPDATE YOUR MCS-150 DATA. Scan or click through the QR code above. After disclaimer sites, log in and, under the “Existing Registration Updates” section, choose the first option – “I need to update my USDOT number registration information or file my biennial update.” Your changes will be reflected in the CSA SMS after the next monthly update, generally early in the month. MCS-150 updates show up faster on SAFER and FMCSA Portal websites.
Business
Inconsistent enforcement: CSA vs. the independent
In the two years since CSA’s advent, the smallest carriers have had a much greater chance of getting inspected and put out of service than drivers and trucks of the largest carriers.
March 14, 2013
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Operators losing business because of CSA
Data quality and negative business impact stood out as key operator concerns as readers responded to early-2013 CSA reporting.
February 19, 2013
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Who’s keeping score: Carrier use of driver-ranking tools
The final installment in our investigation of third-party driver-scorecard services details carrier practices using the tools to rank current and/or prospective drivers in the perspective of CSA.
February 15, 2013
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Who’s keeping score: CSA ranking tool for drivers
The Vigillo Roadside Resume tool is marketed directly to drivers and approximates driver CSA BASIC rankings. Learn how to access the system, as well as get a handle on its limitations, in this story.
February 13, 2013
The CSA system’s potential to “screen out” drivers via unintended ripple effects is the subject of our February installments in this broadly focused monthly series on the FMCSA’s Compliance Safety Accountability program.
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Industry, safety advocates split on CSA ‘work in progress’
The Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee’s 10-member CSA subcommittee issued recommendations with no small amount of dissent on the issues of crash fault and CSA scores’ public display.
February 7, 2013
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Channel 19
CSA’s batting average: MCSAC snapshot
The program has hit one out of the park in getting carriers’ attention, but MCSAC CSA Subcommittee members point to more strikeouts than base hits.
February 6, 2013
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Panel highlights CSA data-quality issues
The Feb.5, 2013, meeting of the FMCSA’s CSA Subcommitte to the MCSAC advisory board revealed data quality is a top stakeholder concern with the enforcement regime.
February 5, 2013
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