How can I, as a commercial motor vehicle carrier, prepare for CSA 2010?
Below are three actions that a carrier can do to prepare for CSA 2010: Check and update your records: Ensure your Motor Carrier Census Form (MCS-150) is up-to-date and accurate. Routinely monitor and review inspection and crash data (http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov or through FMCSA’s Portal). Maintain copies of inspection reports and evidence related to any observed violations, identify and address trends or patterns in your company, and request review of any potentially incorrect data using DataQs(https://dataqs.fmcsa.dot.gov/login.asp). FMCSA is currently exploring the option of providing motor carriers the ability to review their own safety performance data by Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) prior to the Safety Management System (SMS) launch; stay tuned to the website for forthcoming information on this topic, www.csa2010.fmcsa.dot.gov. Visit the CSA 2010 Website: FMCSA regularly updates materials on the CSA 2010 website -www.csa2010.fmcsa.dot.gov. You will find ex
Below are three actions that a carrier can do to prepare for CSA 2010: Check, update, and review your records: Ensure your Motor Carrier Census Form (MCS-150) is up-to-date and accurate. Review your new Safety Measurement System (SMS) BASIC percentile ranks in the CSA 2010 Data Preview (http://csa2010.fmcsa.dot.gov/DataPreview) monthly. Also routinely monitor and review inspection and crash data, which is found in the Data Preview, at SAFER (http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov), and the FMCSA Portal (https://portal.fmcsa.dot.gov). Maintain copies of inspection reports and evidence related to any observed violations, and request review of any potentially incorrect data using DataQs (https://dataqs.fmcsa.dot.gov/login.asp). Ensure compliance: Review your inspection and violation history for the past two years. Identify patterns, trends, and areas needing improvement and begin to address these now. Examine your business processes to determine how they may be contributing to any safety compliance defi
