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Comment period opens for proposed CSA changes, FMCSA hosting Q&A sessions
the main changes available for preview include lowering intervention thresholds for some SMS categories, raising the threshold in one BASIC and making the Hazmat BASIC public. The agency also has proposed upping the minimum number of crashes needed before registering a Crash Indicator BASIC ranking.
October 6, 2016
Business
Owner-ops can preview altered CSA scores based on FMCSA’s proposed changes
Changes to intervention thresholds, BASIC ratings, crash figures and more are on deck, FMCSA says, and carriers can preview the changes to their own SMS ratings here…
October 4, 2016
Business
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
Business
FMCSA offers preview of safety measurement changes
These changes are the first in a series of improvements to the safety measurement system that FMCSA will make up to twice a year.
March 27, 2012
Business
CSA change will help flatbeds
Flatbed carriers will get some relief on their safety rating under a new change in how securement is weighted in the CSA program.
March 22, 2012
Business
FMCSA: Study shows CSA improves compliance
CSA model enables the agency and its state partners to contact more carriers earlier to correct safety problems.
September 1, 2011
Business
FMCSA posts warning letter ‘tipsheet’ online
The warning letter provides instructions for accessing motor carrier safety data in the Safety Measurement System.
March 1, 2011
Business
Agency adjusts cargo scoring for CSA 2010
FMCSA is recalibrating the BASIC by adjusting the cargo securement violation severity weightings based on comments from experts.
November 18, 2010
Business
Agency posts carrier safety ratings
FMCSA update allows carriers to see where they stand in each Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category.
August 16, 2010
Business
Pulse
The trucking industry’s issues percolating now, especially in the regulatory arena, promise to make 2010 a more tumultuous one than most.
January 1, 2010
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