5. On average, drivers responded to the knowledge test with 42.4 percent
accuracy, so three years after implementation “drivers do not have a
clear understanding of CSA,” ATRI suggests.
…enforcement personnel completed the CSA knowledge test with an
average of 66.5 percent accuracy…with CSA in its third year of
operation, enforcement personnel performed poorly on the items
addressing BASICs…
Enforcement personnel also indicated a lack of training on DataQs (20
percent), RI standards (23.3 percent) and the reporting of RI violations
(26.7 percent).
ATRI CSA Survey – Feb 3
http://www.ccjdigital.com/drivers-enforcement-still-unsure-on-csa-report-shows/
6. 1. Recommendation: …the Secretary of Transportation should direct the FMCSA
Administrator to revise the SMS methodology to better account for limitations in drawing
comparisons of safety performance information across carriers; …, the Secretary of
Transportation should direct the FMCSA Administrator to conduct a formal analysis that
specifically identifies: (1) limitations in the data used to calculate SMS scores including
variability in the carrier population and the quality and quantity of data available for
carrier safety performance assessments, and (2) limitations in the resulting SMS scores
including their precision, confidence, and reliability for the purposes for which they are
used
2. Recommendation: To improve the CSA program, the Secretary of Transportation should
direct the FMCSA Administrator to ensure that any determination of a carrier’s fitness to
operate properly accounts for limitations we have identified regarding safety performance
information.
GAO Audit – Feb 4
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-114
7. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proposing
enhancements to the display of information on the SMS Website. The
proposed redesign is intended to advance FMCSA’s safety mission by
making important information easier to understand for motor carriers
who want to improve their safety performance and for public users
interested in FMCSA data…the proposed enhancements do not include
changes to the CSA Methodology
1. Safety Event Groups Available
2. New Disclaimer language
3. Newly designed website
Methodology Changes – Comment Period Closed 1/6
https://csa.fmcsa.dot.gov/Whats_new.aspx
8. OOIDA Lawsuit – March 6
Court rules in OOIDA's favor in Data Q jurisdictional legal battle
By Land Line staff,
OOIDA Member Fred Weaver will have his day in federal district court over a violation
that remains on his driver profile with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration –
even though the ticket was dismissed – thanks to a ruling Friday by the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed suit on behalf of OOIDA
Member Fred Weaver in May 2013. Weaver was cited by an officer in Montana for failure
to stop at a weigh station. That charge was later dismissed by a Montana state court, but
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denied Weaver’s Data Q request to have
the record of that charge removed from the Motor Carrier Management Information
System (MCMIS) database.
http://m.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=26626#.UydXTWdOWid
9. Recommendation 1: “Issue updated DataQs guidance.”
Recommendation 2: “Implement the process for deactivating USDOT numbers when carriers do not
submit required census data, as described in FMCSA memorandum MC-ES-2013-0009.”
Recommendation 3: “Develop a comprehensive plan to fully implement CSA enforcement interventions
in the remaining 41 States. The plan should include an estimated completion date and milestones for
releasing Sentri software, developing and delivering training, and using the enforcement
interventions.”
Recommendation 4: “Update the CSMS requirements document to (a) specify all sources of CSMS data,
including each of the MCMIS fields used, and (b) fully describe CSMS validation procedures.”
Recommendation 5: “Develop and implement a process for managing CSMS system documentation
that includes a central file for validation records and testing results.”
Recommendation 6: “Develop and implement a configuration management policy that includes
documentation of system changes and associated testing for CSMS.”
IG Audit - March 10
*FMCSA has limited documentation demonstrating that it followed information technology system best practices and Federal guidance while developing and
testing CSMS.
*
http://www.oig.dot.gov/sites/dot/files/CSA%20Report.pdf
10. The National Transportation Safety Board has sharply
criticized the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's
oversight processes in light of several deadly crashes that
the board investigated, saying the findings from these
investigations raise serious questions about the oversight of
motor carrier operations and is recommended audits of the
agency’s oversight processes.
NTSB Comments – Nov 2013
http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/drivers/news/story/2013/11/ntsb-calls-for-audit-of-fmcsa-s-safety-oversight.aspx
11. ATA Advocacy - Ongoing
Two primary goals that ATA has for CSA this year
1. Remove CSA Scores from Public View
2. Crash Accountability Process
12. Expanded FMCSA Power – Feb 21
Rep. Richard Hanna suggested that FMCSA is
“hurting the people that you are paid to help.”
“I’m not hired to help the industry,” Ferro
responded.
http://www.ccjdigital.com/ferro-defends-hours-of-service-change-csa-in-house-hearing/
