Tag: Unsafe Driving Basic

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Roadside heat waning in Illinois
After a focus on moving violations led to a dramatic climb up Overdrive’s state inspection-intensity rankings in 2014, the Illinois State Police show signs of backing off.
November 24, 2015
Illinois’ top-10 inspection intensity ranking in 2014 was a relatively new phenomenon for the Land of Lincoln. In 2014 alone, the state climbed 15 places to No. 7. Illinois is clearly a leader in the stats for the high percentage of moving-type violations it marks on inspection reports. That emphasis coincides with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s goal in recent years to have states focus on the causes underpinning most at-fault truck accidents, as opposed to maintenance violations that show much less causation. Illinois also is not shy about giving credit where it’s due, with an above-average rate of clean inspections logged. That share has grown since 2011 by about 20 percent.
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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.
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CSA Proof Your Rig
Pack the right parts and inspect your truck diligently to avoid time-consuming, costly inspections.
March 1, 2012
The inspection items that get written up the most involve tires, brakes and lights.
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FMCSA adds high-severity phone use violations to CSA
Five texting and cell phone use violations will now contribute the highest (10 points) weighted severity to carriers’ numerical rankings.
February 3, 2012
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FMCSA adds phone use violations to CSA
Five texting and cell phone use violations will now contribute the highest (10 points) weighted severity to carriers’ numerical rankings.
February 3, 2012
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LogBook
Audit delays cross-border plan, court asked to review pilot program, hours rule due by end of month, a bridge closure, FMCSA says CSA helps compliance and other industry news items are featured.
October 1, 2011
Truck traffic at the southern border could increase soon if issues raised in a federal audit are adequately addressed.
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FMCSA: Study shows CSA improves compliance
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Aug. 31 announced an independent evaluation of the agency’s Compliance Safety Accountability program’s operational model test that confirms CSA substantially improves the agency’s enforcement and compliance model.
October 1, 2011
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CSA and Safety Scores
Your driving record carries more weight than ever under CSA. Learn how to access your data, understand it and use it to your advantage.
April 2, 2011
Owner-operators Don Bradley (above) and Robert Shumate.
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Exposed
A new program sheds intense light on driver crash and inspection records. For good drivers, safety equals bargaining power for pay.
October 1, 2010
Pre-Employment Screening Program reports on driver inspections cover three years and are updated monthly.
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Feature Article: Safety's new teeth
Carriers in pilot test states reveal what’s coming under the far-reaching CSA 2010 safety crackdown.
April 24, 2010
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Feature Article: Feeling the heat
As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 program goes live nationwide in July, it will increase the agency’s attention to owner-operator safety.
March 1, 2010
To see Steve Bugg talk about his carrier’s new stringent safety policies, instituted as a result of the CSA 2010 pilot program in Georgia, see “Overdrive videos” at www.overdriveonline.com.
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