Earlier this month, the American Transportation Research Institute published its report examining the correlation between a motor carrier’s Compliance, Safety and Accountability scores and its actual rate of crash involvement. It determined that two of the five BASICs fail to correctly indicate a carrier’s crash risk. The Controlled Substances and Alcohol BASIC and the Driver Fitness BASIC are the basics in question.
The ATA pounced on the report, saying ““ATA has been supportive of the objective of CSA – to reduce commercial motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities – since the program’s inception. However, ATA has significant concerns with the program in its current form.”
“First, FMCSA must acknowledge that CSA scores are often not a reliable predictor of future crash risk,” said Scott Mugno, speaking on behalf of the American Trucking Association. “Second, the agency must confirm that CSA’s highest priority should be to focus on the least safe carriers. And finally, FMCSA must establish a specific plan to develop and implement the changes necessary to ensure that the system functions as intended.”
Now FMSCA has fought back saying that the ATRI report actually shows evidence supporting the program’s effectiveness. Where they’re getting this idea from, I’m not sure, but you can see for yourself at the CSA’s website here.
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Source: overdriveonline
3/5 is pretty good for government work!
CSA is a joke and just another reason to let the goverment interfer,the world can not be safe proofed .The majority of people putting these rules in place never drove a truck they just try to interpret statistics and how accurate are satatistics,look at the uniform crime reports prime example.I don’t feel that csa has improved any-thing all csa does is black ball some one record. I believe that the improvements is thru education, bonuses and experience. New drivers are gun ho and as they mature you see the difference,part of learning.
I used to drive , actually never had a ticket in a commercial viechle I refuse to drive under these oppressive rules . Never really liked it but it was quiet , except for the parodic dot inspection then the argument of legalities of what they try to do. I wish the motorists the best sharing the road with the money driven unsafe operators than run the road. I took my accident and ticket free self off the road in 2005 at the first set of changes.