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Overdrive Extra

You read it here first: CSA’s built-in unfairness

With the March and May issue installments of Overdrive’s CSA Data Trail stories, Senior Editor Todd Dills scooped GAO’s report this week by at least seven months.

February 4, 2014

Voices

‘Still not listening’: Readers react to FMCSA’s hours study

Overdrive readers in large part showed skepticism over FMCSA’s hours-impact study and its conclusion that last year’s changes improve safety — Congressman continues call for independent review.

February 4, 2014

Business

CSA scoring is faulty, unfair for small carriers, GAO report says

The scoring system used by FMCSA in its Compliance, Safety, Accountability system is flawed and is made up of an incomplete data set, particularly for small carriers, a GAO report concludes.

February 4, 2014

Business

Truckers — and enforcers — still grappling with basics of CSA, study shows

Even though CSA turned three in December, truck drivers and even enforcers still don’t know what they should about the program and how it works, according to an ATRI study.

January 29, 2014

Business

Trucking — the country’s easiest regulatory target?

Is trucking the easiest industry for regulators to pick on? Could be, writes OD Executive Editor Jack Roberts, who says politicians play to the public’s fear of trucks to gain support from voters.

January 22, 2014

Business

New Entrant test debated in initial regulatory session

Call 530-408-6423, 530-40-VOICE, to contribute thoughts on the New Entrant test rulemaking under way to an upcoming Overdrive podcast. Two more federal sessions, in March at MATS and April at CVSA, are planned.

January 14, 2014

Channel 19

Running in reverse: Channel 19 year in review, part 2

In the second third of the year, the hours of service took front and center, along with a bevy of spectacular rigs seen on the show circuit and elsewhere. Take a tour back through the year via this review.

December 28, 2013

Channel 19

Running in reverse: Channel 19 year in review, part 1

Big themes for the year reared their heads in the first quarter on the blog, from upcoming CARB deadlines to increasing angst over CSA. Take a tour back through the year via this review.

December 26, 2013

Voices

CSA display-changes comment period ends Jan. 4

Few comments have been filed on the public docket surrounding FMCSA’s CSA display changes; those from owner-operators have largely focused on bedrock data-quality issues.

December 12, 2013

Channel 19

The drones are coming! The drones are coming!

Amazon Prime Air a big joke? — “The data systems (CSA, PSP …) tracking our lives and businesses, in the end, require much more of our attention and time than any airborne threat…”

December 3, 2013

Business

FMCSA updates citation protocol to allow removal of violation from CSA, PSP after successful challenge

In an attempt to shore up some of the data quality issues facing FMCSA, the agency has unveiled changes to its data collection system that it says will better account for adjudication after a roadside inspection violation.

December 2, 2013

Business

Should enforcers focus more on traffic violations? FMCSA rep, CSA critic spar over program

Outspoken CSA critic and data showman Steve Bryan squared off on CSA at a conference recently, per his usual routine. FMCSA associate admin Bill Quade, however, was none to fond of the criticism and defended the program.

November 13, 2013