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Tag: Bill Quade
Hours of Service
Truckers push flexibility case at latest hours of service listening session
The FMCSA's Ray Martinez listened to truckers voice their opinions about hours of service regulations at the Guilty by Association Truck Show in Joplin, MO.
October 2, 2018
Channel 19
Say no to stacked light violations
An advocate, going to bat for a driver hit with five âstackedâ lighting violations during an inspection, uncovers some intel on a potential final fix for stacking ongoing via CVSA/FMCSA development work. High time for it. . .
September 24, 2013
Channel 19
Watch those post-crash-inspection violations
They shouldnât be assigned severity weights to contribute to a carrierâs ranking in any CSA BASIC if the violation was a result of the crash.
May 6, 2013
Business
Crashes and interventions: CSAâs crash flaw
Independent owner-operators have the lowest rate of truck-involved crashes but are far more likely to be put out of service than drivers for carriers with 500 or more trucks, which have a higher crash rate.
May 6, 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 systemâs effectiveness loom large with analysis of crash rates.
May 1, 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
Business
Inconsistent enforcement: Insist on inspection, not citation
The way the DataQs challenge system is working suggests conventional wisdom about citations and CSA scores is flawed, with the issue of unfinished clean inspections looming larger for carriers looking to improve CSA scores.
March 27, 2013
Business
Industry, safety advocates split on CSA âwork in progressâ
The Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committeeâs 10-member CSA subcommittee issued recommendations with no small amount of dissent on the issues of crash fault and CSA scoresâ public display.
February 7, 2013
Channel 19
CSAâs batting average: MCSAC snapshot
The program has hit one out of the park in getting carriersâ attention, but MCSAC CSA Subcommittee members point to more strikeouts than base hits.
February 6, 2013
Business
Panel highlights CSA data-quality issues
The Feb.5, 2013, meeting of the FMCSAâs CSA Subcommitte to the MCSAC advisory board revealed data quality is a top stakeholder concern with the enforcement regime.
February 5, 2013
Channel 19
Much to change, much to talk about: CSA
The August 2012 MCSAC meeting saw a robust debate centered around the CSA programs flaws and ways to correct them. Here find a few bright (and in some cases dark) moments from the dialogue.
August 30, 2012
Business
Mexican carriersâ EOBRs flag hours âviolationsâ
FMCSA Associate Administrator Bill Quade updated the MCSAC August 27 on progress in the U.S. Mexican cross-border trucking program.
August 28, 2012
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