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Latest highway funding stopgap clears House, delays bill that would reform CSA

The House late Wednesday passed its second short-term highway funding patch of the month, extending current highway funding levels until the end of October and effectively shutting down the Senate’s bid for a mad-dash passage of a long-term bill.

July 29, 2015

Last day to comment on FMCSA’s proposed CSA changes

The public comment period on recently proposed changes to the CSA carrier ranking and enforcement program ends at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, July 29.

July 29, 2015

CSA-reforming highway bill hits roadblock, still could pass Senate this week

Congress is now days away from the latest expiration of U.S. highway funds, and lawmakers must come to an agreement on how to proceed: The Senate’s long-term measure or the House’s short-term measure.

July 27, 2015

interstate highway

‘Operation Truck Stop’ enforcement effort targets off-toll-road traffic in Northern Indiana

Of the recent enforcement blitz in northern Indiana, one trucker asks: Just another way to move more truckers to the Indiana Toll Road?

July 27, 2015

Indiana CMV enforcement car

Senate highway bill that would remove CSA scores moves step closer to passage, House hesitant

The six-year DRIVE Act would remove from public view major chunks of FMCSA’s CSA carrier ranking program. It would also map out highway funding for six years. The House, however, has signaled it’s not ready to take up the bill just yet.

July 23, 2015

Senate this week could vote on highway bill that would remove CSA scores from public view

The six-year DRIVE Act would be the first multi-year bill since 2012’s MAP-21, which was just a two-year funding measure. The bill also is packed full of regulatory changes, with some notable stabs by Congress at the CSA carrier-scoring program.

July 21, 2015

Big CSA reform highlights Senate highway bill that moves closer to passage

A Senate committee stamped approval on a package that would remove CSA’s carrier percentile rankings from public view, allow some under-21 CDL holders to operate interstate and allow carriers to use hair tests for driver drug screening.

July 16, 2015

CSA’s SMS percentile rankings would, under the DRIVE Act provisions, be removed from public view until FMCSA implements fixes to the program, its data quality woes and its ability to judge carriers effectively.

Senate takes up trucking regulatory package, would remove CSA scores, allow under-21 interstate drivers

Changes to driver drug testing rules, allowance of under-21 interstate drivers and removal of CSA scores from public view are all included, among other provisions.

July 15, 2015

Truckers’ top 10 most favorable states for clean inspections

Somewhat surprisingly given the state’s reputation for being tough on truckers, California is near the top of the list of the most-favorable states when it comes to clean inspections. STATES WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF CLEAN INSPECTIONS 1) Mississippi — Violations per inspection (VPI): 0.84 2) Montana — VPI: 0.86 3) North Dakota — VPI: 0.89 4) California — VPI: 0.88 […]

July 6, 2015

inspection sticker application

The Golden State: Inspection fanatic or truckers’ best friend?

California’s reputation as being tough on truckers continues with its No. 2 position in the inspection intensity rankings. At once, the Golden State near highest share of clean inspections begs the question…

July 3, 2015

California and Texas together account for more than a quarter of all inspections performed in the continental United States. But unlike Texas and many other states, California’s number of total issued violations actually was smaller than its total number of inspections in 2014. California is also one of seven states whose propensity for issuing clean inspections is also high. Click through the image or follow this link for the rest of truckers’ most favorable states for clean inspections. The state’s reputation as being tough on truckers, however, continues with its No. 2 position in the inspection intensity rankings and active weigh-station inspection program. The state in 2014 was more likely to delay drivers for vehicle and credentials checks than any state other than Maryland, and it’s perennially near the top of Overdrive’s CSA’s Data Trail inspection-intensity rankings.

Audit of FMCSA shows agency needs to make improvements to CSA, carrier intervention

The DOT’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is out of sync with real-word crash risk and needs to be realigned to better predict carrier safety, says a report made public this week.

June 30, 2015

Fmcsa Will Use Roadside Inspection Data, Among Other Sources, To Produce Absolute Scores For Carriers Once The Final Version Of The Safety Fitness Determination Rule Is Implemented

FMCSA wants to take CSA hazmat category public, change intervention thresholds

In addition, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing several enhancements for its Safety Measurement System, which the agency uses to measure the safety of motor carriers.

June 29, 2015

golden triangle

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