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Channel 19
Resurgent rebellion against the prospect of CSA scores returning to public view
A loose coalition of groups such as the Motor Carriers for Regulatory Reform, the ASECTT group, NASTC and many others have been the most vocal speaking out against the draft language in a DOT funding bill in the House to return CSA SMS scores to public view.
June 19, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Parking, ELDs, advocacy, self-insurance (âlevel the playing field,â anyone?) and more with Tilden Curl
This edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast features a talk with owner-operator Tilden Curl, who believes removal of the self-insurance option for motor carriers might, âdare I say it, âlevel the playing fieldâ,â he says, when it comes to the price put on risk in underwriting standards put on carriers of all sizes, with numerous implicationsâŚ
March 30, 2018
Business
Report recommends sweeping changes to CSA scoring system
The Congressionally mandated report lists major flaws with the program, along with recommendations for FMCSA to pursue to make the program more fair for carriers and more accurate in assessing their safety risk.
June 27, 2017
Business
ASECTT group presses ahead on CSA, safety rating reform and other issues
In addition to its chief concern over reliance on CSA SMS scores in safety assessment, ASECTT now turns attention to reform of the safety-audit system and federal preemption of state wage/hour laws and independent contractor classification, among other issues.
June 23, 2017
Voices
Majority of drivers are opposed to federal approval for hair-sample testing for drugs
While such testing has long been sought by a variety of mostly large carrier interests, a slight majority of Overdrive readers oppose the move to hair testing, objecting to the privacy intrusion they believe it represents.
May 24, 2017
Business
Alert to DOT: Industry shows unity against safety-rating change in light of CSAâs problems
A recent letter, urging DOT to scrap the Safety Fitness Determination rulemaking as premature, brings in a large variety of state and private industry associations as signatories, including ATA, OOIDA, NASTC and WSTA. The broad nature of the coalition should âindicate how seriously everyone views this issue.â
February 20, 2017
Business
Detention data collection phase, regulatory process under way
As required by the FAST Act, DOT will report âon the impact of loading and unloading delaysâ on the economy, transport efficiency, safety and driver pay/income. Efforts could hold import for hours, detention pay in future.
June 17, 2016
Business
Data-mining firm: Safety rating rule not much of an improvement over current system
A new analysis by the CSA data-mining firm Vigillo concludes the SFDâs roadside-data-only methodology to determine an unfit carrier is ineffective âin identifying a significant number of riskier carriers based on the data alone.â
May 23, 2016
Business
Another coalition of trucking groups calls on Congress to stop FMCSAâs Safety Fitness rule from proceeding
The groups said their major concern is that the Safety Fitness rule âutilizes flawed CSA/Safety Measurement System data and scores,â which Congress directed FMCSA to fix in the FAST Act highway bill passed in December.
March 10, 2016
Business
Carrier âabsolute measureâ scores return to five CSA categories
Each carrierâs CSA SMS profile now includes in its public view each carrierâs âabsolute measureâ score in five of the seven BASIC categories of analysis.
March 7, 2016
Channel 19
So does FMCSAâs safety rating rule in fact violate Congressional directive?
Another week, another letter to Congress from an ad hoc coalition of groups challenging FMCSAâs new safety rating ruleâs release on grounds it violates the FAST Act highway bill.
February 4, 2016
Channel 19
Safety rating poised to turn to roadside data, coalition issues challenge
The coalition that took on the recent highway billâs âpoison pillâ successfully has issued something of a pre-emptive challenge to FMCSAâs proposed changes to the safety rating program.
January 12, 2016
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