Even at a truck lights show, the creativity and sweat so many owner-operators bring to the lighting game is a big treat for the rest of us. The downside of all those lights is you’ve got to keep them working if you want to keep the truck looking just right.
TOP 20 STATES ISSUING THE “Inoperative required lamp” 393.9(a) violation; total violation counts are figured as a share of the state’s total issued violations over the first two years of the CSA program – December 2010 – December 2012.
National Average: 3.6%
Ohio – 12.3%
Maryland – 8.1%
Virginia – 6.9%
Florida – 6.4%
New Jersey – 5.9%
Kansas – 5.2%
Pennsylvania – 5.1%
New York – 5%
South Carolina – 5%
Connecticut – 4.9%
Illinois – 4.7%
West Virginia – 4.7%
Mississippi – 4.6%
Vermont – 4.6%
New Mexico – 4.2%
Iowa –4.2%
Minnesota – 4.1%
North Carolina – 4.1%
Wisconsin – 4.1%
Alabama – 4%
The other downside is one remarked upon by no shortage of owner-operators during my various conversations about the Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) program and the point at which the data-based scoring begins for motor carriers — operator interactions with the officers at the scales and on the roadside.
