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Trucking groups urge new DOT Secretary to scrap new carrier rating system, citing lingering CSA faults
Prominent trucking groups have united in urging Elaine Chao, the new Secretary of Transportation, to order the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to rescind a proposed rule issued in January 2016 that would institute a new carrier rating system based on carriersâ scores in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
February 21, 2017
Business
Vigillo confronts CSA issues with âJustâ crash review, alternative-scoring system
Carriers utilitzing âJustâ can obtain and present to customers âa true picture of the compliance, safety and accountability ofâ the fleet, Vigillo says.
October 26, 2015
Business
Notice of new fitness determination rule in âfront office,â FMCSA safety chief says
A major revision of the way FMCSA rates trucking companies has hit the âfront officeâ for a final round of review by the agencyâs top leadership, Chief Safety Officer Jack Van Steenburg told industry executives at ATA MC&E last week.
October 12, 2014
Business
More trucking, shipper groups ask Foxx to block âflawedâ CSA scores
Citing the industry regulatorâs refusal to face facts, another coalition with an interest in truck transportation has called upon Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to remove carrier safety data from public view.
September 18, 2014
Business
Trucking groups ask DOT to take down public safety scores
A coalition of transportation trade groups have written DOT urging that the scores produced by the FMCSAâs Compliance, Safety, Accountability system be removed from the agencyâs website.
August 26, 2014
Business
FMCSA e-log study âflawedâ by big-fleet bias, faulty data, OOIDA says
A newly released study claiming âa clear safety benefitâ to electronic logs lacks the relevant data to demonstrate that such devices would reduce truck crashes, according to a review by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
May 19, 2014
Business
GAO report criticizes CSA scoring, calls for changes
The DOT system used to score and compare motor carrier safety records is flawed and particularly unfair to small carriers, an independent government watchdog agency has concluded. While trucking interests have refrained from shouting âwe told you so,â the industry has praised the study.
February 4, 2014
Business
Drivers, enforcement still unsure on CSA, report shows
The new numbers are in and commercial truck drivers continue to doubt the effectiveness of Compliance, Safety, Accountability and often misunderstand how it works â while enforcement personnel likewise âperformed poorlyâ when quizzed on the basics of the BASICs.
January 29, 2014
Business
Quoteworthy: Hours-of-service, CSA led lively trucking debate in 2013
Telling it like it is, or was: A topical guide to some of the trucking industryâs most re-quotable quotes of 2013.
December 30, 2013
Business
Preview, comment period for changes to CSA score site extended due to safety group request
FMCSA has extended the public comment period for proposed changes it plans to make to its CSA programâs Safety Measurement System website 15 days. Commenters have already harped on broader CSA issues, such as misuse of public scores and due process problems.
December 17, 2013
Business
CSA is âunreliableâ and hereâs why â and what to tell customers, says ATA
Trucking continues to question the accuracy and application of data at the heart of the federal governmentâs regulatory program, and a powerful political voice for the industry has issued a white paper that spells out the points of contention in a way that customers â and maybe even Congress â can understand.
December 9, 2013
Business
Economist says new regs âwill be game-changersâ
Trucking faces the largest concentration of regulatory changes in its history beginning next year, economist Eric Starks said Wednesday.
December 4, 2013
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