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Carrier reps caution FMCSA against using driver turnover, pay metrics in CSA scores
The agency is accepting feedback on what new data sets it could use in the CSA system, including metrics on driver pay methods and carriers' turnover rates. However, representatives from ...
FMCSA holding listening session on proposed CSA reforms Wednesday
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Wednesday will hold a public listening session to hear feedback as part of its process in overhauling the Compliance, Safety, Accountability carrier safety ...
Readers’ CSA wishlist: Consistency, crash accountability and fresh scoring system
Responding to the question of "What changes would you like to see be made to the CSA program?," CCJ readers pointed to crash accountability, disparities in enforcement and alterations to the way ...
Sound off: How would you change the DOT’s CSA carrier rating system?
FMCSA last week said it has submitted a plan to Congress to begin the process of instituting reforms to its oft-derided Compliance, Safety, Accountability program. What changes would you like ...
FMCSA says it has submitted plan to overhaul CSA to Congress
As covered by CCJ in July, the agency's plan to fix CSA includes altering how carriers' scores are calculated and improving the quality of data used to score carriers, among ...
FMCSA report outlines plan to overhaul CSA, with tests of new system slated to begin in Sept.
Complying with an order from Congress issued in 2015, FMCSA has released a report on how it plans to proceed in reforming its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program to better achieve ...
FMCSA scraps 2015 proposal to alter CSA to pursue larger reforms to program
FMCSA’s proposals sought to institute changes to better the system already in place. However, a 2017 report from the National Academies of Science recommended a major overhaul of the system, ...
Stay Metrics, Luma offer free training for upcoming CVSA Roadcheck
The companies are offering a short online learning module and assessment to prepare drivers and fleet managers for the upcoming CVSA International Roadcheck 2018, June 5-7, across North America.
New CVSA committee to address crash data uniformity, accountability for CSA
The goal of the new crash committee is of a piece with others, to work toward uniform reporting and investigative practice in order to “basically establish a standard protocol and ...
CSA system updated with new ELD violations, severity weights
As of April 1, new violations associated with the FMCSA’s electronic logging device mandate are now associated with the Hours of Service Compliance BASIC category in the CSA program’s Safety Measurement System, ...
FMCSA issues guidance to carriers seeking to challenge crashes in DataQs system
For the crash preventability program, carriers need to select “Crash could not be prevented” in the DataQs system, ensure that the crash occurred after June 1, 2017, and select an ...
Court dismisses drivers’ lawsuit challenging info in PSP reports
At issue in the case were inaccuracies within drivers’ PSP reports, which carriers can access to make hiring decisions. The drivers claimed this hurt their ability to find jobs. However, ...
Not so fast: safe fleets bypass inspections, most of the time
The pull-in rates for weigh station bypass programs can seem uneven, even for carriers with a solid safety record.
More clean inspections: Enforcement change or improved compliance?
What's behind the rise in the number of clean inspections?
CSA: Enforcers ramp up inspection numbers, but clean inspections are on the rise
Increasing inspections are back, but reduced violations, more clean inspections and a focus on crash-related behavior add measure of fairness to CSA.
