CSA News
CSA 2010: How It Works
Click on the link to see a flow chart detailing the process for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations’ Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 regulation that takes effect this year.
Most carriers unranked as CSA launches
Barely 12 percent of active motor carriers are ranked in any of the five safety categories within the new Safety Measurement System that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made public for the first time on Sunday, Dec. 12, according to an analysis by Commercial ...
FMCSA goes live with CSA-related data
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wasted no time in making public data from the new Safety Measurement System, which is a key component of the agency's Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program -- a name the agency has formally adopted for the intiative formerly known ...
FMCSA defends CSA 2010 in court
Claims that disclosure of data related to the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 program will have disastrous consequences for many trucking companies fail to acknowledge that similar data has been available for more than a decade without causing such problems, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ...
CSA scorecards available to truck drivers for free
Vigillo, creators of data mining software products designed to aggregate, organize and deliver complex fleet safety information in an easy-to-read scorecard format, announced that its free Roadside Resume scorecard for truck drivers will be available later this month. Roadside Resume will present Comprehensive Safety Analysis ...
FMCSA to host public forum at TRB meeting
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology will host a free public forum at the Transportation Research Board's 90th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The forum, “FMCSA’s Analysis, Research and Technology Program,” will cover a ...
ATA seeks more CSA 2010 changes before release
Although the American Trucking Associations is not joining in litigation to block Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, it is asking for further changes before carriers' rankings under the program are made public. In a related development, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it won't implement ...
Groups sue to block CSA 2010
ATA continues to back program and won't support effort
Three organizations representing motor carriers asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday, Nov. 29, to block implementation of the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 initiative or at least to prohibit the public release of certain CSA data until ...
FMCSA changes CSA terminology, withholds cargo scores
Less than three weeks from the anticipated rollout of Comprehensive Safety Analysis, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration today, Nov. 18, announced two significant changes to the new Safety Measurement System. The changes are based on feedback and analysis from the three-month Data Preview period ...
FMCSA provides CSA field test report
In a report to Congress, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration disclosed the 30-month field test of its Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 yielded positive results.
Last month, the agency reported the Phase I and preliminary results for Phase II of the field testing that began in ...
Economy, CSA 2010 top trucking’s list of concerns
The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry's not-for-profit research institute, on Sunday, Oct. 17, unveiled its list of the top 10 critical issues facing the North American trucking industry. The state of the economy tops the list in ATRI's survey of more than 4,000 ...
TCA to host CSA webinar Oct. 7
The Truckload Carriers Association and the Truckload Academy are hosting a webinar, Intervention Management: The Next Step with CSA, on Thursday, Oct. 7 at noon ET. Jeff Davis, CDS, vice president of Jet Express, Inc., will show you how to get ready and share step-by-step ...
GE Capital Fleet Services to host CSA 2010 webinar
GE Capital Fleet Services will host a free webinar on Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 1 to 2 p.m. CT that will examine how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 program will impact both truck carriers and drivers. CSA 2010 aims to ...
MetaSource: Transition from paper to EOBRs economically challenging
In addition to the safety aspects of Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, some firms may be forced to implement electronic onboard recorders as a result of their new safety and compliance scores, but others may elect to be ahead of the curve in implementing this technology. ...
PacLease, Zonar Systems host CSA 2010 webinar
Paccar Leasing and Zonar Systems will hold a webinar to discuss preparations needed for Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 from 10 to 11 a.m. PT Thursday, Sept. 16. The webinar is geared for private fleet operators.
Private fleet managers and operators can learn more about CSA ...
FMCSA offers ‘CSA 2010: Just the Facts’
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has made available "CSA 2010: Just the Facts," a two-page document intended to dispel myths and misconceptions surrounding Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010. "Just the Facts" identifies 15 facts about the program that are commonly misunderstood. To view, click the ...
ATA’s Abbott addresses industry safety concerns
During a presentation at the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference in Dallas, Rob Abbott, American Trucking Associations’ vice president of safety policy, reviewed a number of safety-related issues facing the trucking industry, including Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010), electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) and the pending ...
EBE to integrate driver PSP data
EBE, a provider of business process management solutions for the transportation industry, announced the ability to integrate data provided by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)'s Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) into EBE's SHIPS Recruiting Software and CSA 2010 Dashboard.
Both applications automatically request and receive ...
Carriers’ BASIC assessments now available
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has released individual carrier safety assessments on its Data Preview Website. This update allows carriers to see where they stand in each Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) based on roadside data and investigation findings.
Each motor carrier’s ...
Vigillo offers view into new CSA 2010 methodology
Vigillo – creators of data mining software products designed to aggregate, organize and deliver complex fleet safety information in an easy-to-read scorecard format – announced it has updated the Vigillo CSA 2010 Scorecard with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s recently announced methodology changes.
Vigillo customers ...
FMCSA changes SMS; CSA 2010 safety standings available Aug. 16
Addressing concerns raised by the American Trucking Associations and other industry groups earlier this summer about the design of Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced updates to the Safety Management System methodology to better identify carriers deemed “high ...
CSA 2010 overview available from Open Road Drivers Plan
Open Road Drivers Plan, a legal program serving thousands of over-the-road drivers across the United States and Canada, says its Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 reference paper for drivers includes an overview of the program, including basic driver Safety Measurement System formulas and information on how ...
ATA still assessing FMCSA litigation
The American Trucking Associations has yet to decide whether the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s moves to change its policies regarding hours-of-service supporting documents are sufficient. In January, ATA asked a federal appeals court to compel FMCSA to issue long-overdue regulations governing supporting documents, and ...
TransCore teams with Vigillo to offer discounted CSA 2010 scorecards
TransCore has teamed with data mining software company Vigillo to offer its customers a 10 percent discount on Vigillo’s CSA 2010 carrier and driver scorecards. The scorecards are designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the safety data the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will ...
CSA 2010 needs work, ATA tells House subcommittee
The American Trucking Associations supports Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 but has concerns with its current design and how these flaws will affect the industry and highway safety if not corrected, an ATA representative testified Wednesday, June 23, before a U.S. House subcommittee.
In testimony before the ...
J.J. Keller offers CSA 2010 professional advisory, support service
J.J. Keller & Associates now is offering expert guidance to companies, to address the impact of Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 on fleet operations. Their CSA 2010 Professional Advisory & Support Service – CSA 2010 PASS – puts one of J.J. Keller’s Regulatory & Safety Consultants ...
FMCSA revamps supporting docs policy
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided not to require any motor carriers to retain certain documents related to drivers’ hours of service. The agency also will relieve carriers that use electronic mobile communications and tracking technology of the burden of maintaining numerous other ...
Avery Vise
A revolution in safety?
CSA 2010 represents a delicate opportunity for major change
Over the past couple of years, American Central Transport has found that drivers are conducting much more thorough pre- and post-trip inspections. The Liberty, Mo.-based company’s maintenance facility has seen a rise in traffic ...
FMCSA starts driver pre-employment screening program
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Tuesday, May 11, began its Pre-Employment Screening Program, which allows carriers the option of accessing driver inspection and crash records before hiring.
The PSP provides up to five years of driver crash data and three years of inspection information. ...
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