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The new top hours of service enforcer
No state issued a higher percentage of hours violations in 2014 than this one. Training has helped officials find their ‘comfort zone’ enforcing the ever-shifting regs nationwide, but especially in this state.
September 7, 2015
Arkansas map bug
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Top 10 toughest states on hours of service violations
Oregon was the 2013 leader on this list, and its percentage of issued hour infractions fell by only a point in our analysis of the 2014 data. Three states rose to a much larger degree in the hours rankings…
September 1, 2015
Top states for Hours violations 2014 map
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Top 10 most intense states for inspection violations
This top-ten hall of fame — or shame, depending on your perspective — is actually a top 11, showing states in which the most violations per individual inspection were written throughout calendar year 2014.
July 31, 2015
Click through the image for a full slate of interactive map graphics ranking states in a variety of categories relative to inspection and violation intensity through years 2011-14. All data included are based on information from the federal system analyzed by RigDig Business Intelligence and Overdrive.
Business
Decreasing inspections, enforcement variability as movement against CSA gains steam
With Roadcheck ramping up Tuesday, June 2, Overdrive’s annual update to the winding CSA’s Data Trail shows a downward national inspection intensity trend, though some key states move in the opposite direction.
June 1, 2015
inspection barn
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Close scrutiny: Pennsylvania rises up the inspection-intensity ranks
Pennsylvania’s enforcement program might be the most mobile in the nation — the No. 2 state for inspection intensity in 2013, the state conducts the large majority of its inspections away from any scale.
September 12, 2014
For this and the next several months, we’ll profile states that stand out for their enforcement intensity, violation propensity or other reasons. For more detail by state, you can access interactive maps charting a raft of enforcement data via Overdrive’s CSA’s Data Trail site at this link.
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Close scrutiny: Where are you most likely to be inspected?
That distinction goes to Maryland, followed by Pennsylvania — while both are heavy on inspections, their rate of issuing violations falls below the national average. Find a look at Maryland’s program here.
September 10, 2014
For this and the next several months, we’ll profile states that stand out for their enforcement intensity, violation propensity or other reasons. For more detail by state, you can access interactive maps charting a raft of enforcement data via Overdrive’s CSA’s Data Trail site at this link.
Business
CSA’s Fallout: Trapped in a CSA nightmare
Part 1 of this story of how one small fleet operator got stuck in “safety jail” as a Conditional safety rating, a high BASIC score in hours and violations compounded and business vanished.
July 7, 2014
Safety Ratings Issued chart
Business
CSA’s Fallout: SMS/safety rating system disconnect compounds problems
While official safety rating element of FMCSA’s enforcement program remains, the CSA SMS runs alongside it, giving a more real-time window into inspections, violations and crashes. However, the difference between results produced by each is marked.
June 4, 2014
Keep tuned to OverdriveOnline.com for more from Part One of this yearlong series on real-world fallout from the CSA carrier safety ranking program. Access all of our past special coverage of CSA via this page.
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CSA’s mad math: Readers right on lack of reliability
Clearly the “A” in CSA isn’t working when the data being accounted for paint a distorted picture. The result is a system where too many small carriers are assumed guilty until proven innocent.
June 3, 2014
When a clean inspection can hurt an independent’s rating, something’s wrong with the system.
Business
CSA’s Fallout: Scoring reliability woes dominate independents’ concerns
Overdrive’s 2014 CSA survey shows independents are most concerned about reliability of scores, but the system’s many flaws haven’t halted third-party use of the rankings in business decisions.
June 3, 2014
CSAs Fallout logo — Reliability
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Preps for Brake Safety Week, starting tomorrow
Brake maintenance tips and resources from longtime brake system components manufacturer Bendix — and the top states for brake inspections/violations.
September 7, 2013
Inspection in Franklin County, Kentucky
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Profilin’ — not so stylin’ — at the scale house
Has FMCSA’s CSA program had an unintended (or, perhaps, intended) consequence of giving inspectors license to hassle small operators simply for the fact that they are small companies?
June 9, 2013
engine compartment inspection
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