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Announcing the 1st Phase of CSA 2010- Driver Compliance

  

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As detailed in prior articles the first part of CSA 2010 that will affect drivers, Pre-Employment Screening (PSP) is here.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) awarded the contract to administer the database of crash and compliance history to National Information Consortium Technologies, LLC (NIC Technologies) who recently began enrolling carriers wishing to take advantage of the FMCSA data when making hiring decisions.  ADS LOGISTICS CO, LLC (Area Transportation) was one of the first carriers to enroll in keeping with our policy of obtaining as much information as possible in order to make the best qualification decisions we can.  Area Transportation feels that by utilizing this available data we can continue to ensure our status as the premier provider of flatbed trucking to the industries we serve.

The enrollment e-mail from NIC Technologies indicated a launch date of early to mid April.

The program FAQ’s indicate five (5) years of crash data and three (3) years of roadside inspection data will be available when the program goes live.  As we’ve been telling everyone since we began our CSA 2010 education blitz “CSA isn’t coming… it’s here!”  The data has already been collected.  Five years of it!

Drivers who inspect, maintain, and repair their vehicles and who drive safely, sanely, and professionally will likely not need to worry.  Drivers with a history of crashes and violations on roadside inspections however may have a problem, especially if they apply to a new carrier.  [Driver scores affect the carriers score so carriers may be hesitant to hire drivers with a checkered compliance history.]  Those drivers would likely be well-served by staying with their current carrier until their scores improve.

Drivers who work for reputable carriers like Area Transportation, who operate safe equipment and demand compliance with regulations stand to fare better.

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) President, Bill Graves recently called CSA 2010 a “game changer.  For unsafe carriers and unsafe drivers CSA 2010 definitely has the potential to be just that.

Stand by for Phase 2… FMCSA fully intends to “intervene” with unsafe drivers in future incarnations of CSA 2010.  Unsafe drivers, like unsafe carriers, can expect varying levels of intervention from warning letters to possible disqualifications.

Article submitted by Kevin Mullen- Director: Safety, ADS Logistics Co, LLC