Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs)

Journal from the Bar

Determining crash accountability is no easy answer Q Will the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revise its Crash Indicator BASIC in CSA to measure only preventable crashes in SMS methodology? A Yes, FMCSA has announced that it will tackle determining crash predictability as part of its implementation ...

By Henry Seaton Published October 6, 2011

Technology

Constant pressure Tire pressure monitoring systems give instant visibility to drivers, managers By Aaron Huff Maximizing tire life and improving fuel economy are pressing issues for fleet maintenance managers. Using technology to monitor tire pressure continuously can assist in both efforts. A number of fleets use automatic tire inflation ...

By CCJ Staff Published February 13, 2011

Early Impact

CSA already is having a ripple effect in recruiting, driver development We’re only two months in, but the effects of Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) – the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new safety measurement system for rating carrier safety performance – already are being felt by ...

By Jeff Crissey Published February 10, 2011

Avery Vise

What’s in a name? FMCSA no longer calls CSA comprehensive Given that Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 has been a hot topic for only a couple of years, you might be surprised to learn that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration began talking about the program publicly more ...

By Avery Vise Published January 1, 2011

Journal

CSA goes live with new name Most motor carriers unranked in new SMS With a federal appeals court clearing the way, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration flipped the switch Dec. 12 on its long-awaited new enforcement initiative and renamed it the Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) program. ...

By CCJ Staff Published January 1, 2011

CCJ Innovators: Jet Express

Jet Express Dayton, Ohio Improved CSA 2010 scores and raised company awareness by turning administrative and maintenance staff into trainers. All together now For Jet Express, CSA 2010 is more than the safety department and drivers Jeff Davis realized long ago that the most effective way to manage safety isn’t ...

By Avery Vise Published October 1, 2010

Avery Vise

Settling for electronic logs Some carriers surely face mandatory EOBRs earlier than expected As should be clear by now, government regulators can accomplish many things without actually regulating. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 initiative has consumed the industry for about a year, ...

By Avery Vise Published October 1, 2010

Combating Fatigue

Trust – but verify Electronic logs are fast replacing paper as the standard for compliance. But do they improve safety? EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a three-part series on combating driver fatigue. Other stories in this series address technologies for managing driver fatigue and driver-load ...

By Aaron Huff Published September 1, 2010

Jeff Crissey

Driving driver behavior In reality, CSA 2010 is already in effect If you’ve been paying any attention at all, you know that the live date for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 is less than three months out, unless it’s pushed back a ...

By Jeff Crissey Published September 1, 2010

FMCSA delays full CSA 2010 rollout and more

FMCSA delays full CSA 2010 rollout Carriers now have access to data for new program The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has pulled back on its original plan to implement its Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 program in July, but the agency has given motor carriers access to ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 1, 2010