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Washington state: Putting the move on moving violations, logs
The one-two combination of hours of service and traffic enforcement packs the biggest punch for Washington State — with a technology assist.
November 2, 2016
Voices
POLL: What is the top trucking issue from your vantage point?
These 10 issues — including the ELD mandate and hours of service, CSA, a so-called ‘driver shortage and more — were ranked in this order in ATRI’s annual survey of carriers. Which one (or other issue) would you put at the top of your most pressing issues list?
October 14, 2016
Channel 19
Mere inches of a near miss: Quick evasive action saves truck from sure disaster
This dashcam vid comes from the Connecticut-based 250-truck Bozzuto’s fleet. Says Tom Halpin, transportation safety manager at Bozzuto’s: “In the words of the driver,” one of Bozzuto’s most senior, “‘I don’t know if [the motorist] fell asleep or was distracted.’ It was mere inches in a near miss.”
October 12, 2016
Business
North Carolina enforcement: Where officer discretion can help
Professionalism at roadside can go a long way in influencing enforcement actions in North Carolina. The highway patrol there isn’t, by and large, “looking to jam up guys who are decent,” operators note. More in this CSA’s Data Trail profile of the state, by the numbers.
October 10, 2016
Business
Comment period opens for proposed CSA changes, FMCSA hosting Q&A sessions
the main changes available for preview include lowering intervention thresholds for some SMS categories, raising the threshold in one BASIC and making the Hazmat BASIC public. The agency also has proposed upping the minimum number of crashes needed before registering a Crash Indicator BASIC ranking.
October 6, 2016
Business
Owner-ops can preview altered CSA scores based on FMCSA’s proposed changes
Changes to intervention thresholds, BASIC ratings, crash figures and more are on deck, FMCSA says, and carriers can preview the changes to their own SMS ratings here…
October 4, 2016
Business
Common ground: New Mexico’s inspection-heavy enforcement program
Capt. Greg Kerr of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety’s truck-enforcement unit has thoughts about highway safety that truck drivers may find familiar and sensible. Chiefly: He understands that four-wheelers are ‘part of the problem’ with safety.
September 9, 2016
Channel 19
Choking down the milk and cookies
If FMCSA’s not going to remove the 30-minute break (aka the ‘milk and cookie’ break in the words of more than one operator) as requested by CVSA, there may well be rationale for reducing its severity weighting in the CSA Safety Measurement System.
September 1, 2016
Business
Best — and worst — 10 states for clean inspections
These states present truckers with the best opportunities — or, as the case may be, the least likelihood — for a clean inspection, crucial in improving CSA scores.
August 3, 2016
Business
Credit for clean: ‘Finishing the job’ on violation-free inspections
Mississippi far exceeding all states when it comes to helping truckers by issuing clean inspections. According to state officials, that could change with some more precise targeting in the future.
August 2, 2016
Channel 19
Stoking the log fires, redux: Crash incidence, hours violations and fleet size
Is the owner-operator/small fleet being “nitpicked” or “nickel-and-dimed” into oblivion? Crash data and inspection and hours violation rates, analyzed by fleet size, fuel further discussion following this month’s “Stoking the log fires” feature.
July 28, 2016
Business
FMCSA proposes raising CSA crash threshold to three crashes before score is calculated
Under the agency’s proposed change carriers would need to record three crashes in the rolling 24-month period before crashes would enter into their CSA scores.
July 14, 2016
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