How is FMCSA addressing motor carriers with a history of size and weight violations?
Results from the Op-Model Test have demonstrated the difficulties of enforcing size and weight violations through CSA 2010 interventions conducted by FMCSA and State Safety Investigators. Alternative methods to address this safety issue are currently under development. These methods include more refined collection of detailed size and weight violation data and alerts in systems used by roadside inspectors to identify carriers with patterns of prior size and weight violations. In the meantime, size and weight violations have been removed from the Cargo-Related BASIC. However, it is important to note that roadside inspectors will continue to cite these violations at the roadside and Safety Investigators will continue to address these violations, including potential enforcement actions if appropriate, through investigations.
Related Questions
- Will all motor carriers with safety deficiencies get a warning letter before they hear anything else from FMCSA? Is CSA 2010 introducing a truly progressive intervention process?
- Will FMCSA place carriers into different peer groups, or weight carriers’ violations and crashes differently in different geographical areas?
- How will drivers, motor carriers, and the public be notified about driver Notice of Violations (NOVs) and Notice of Claims (NOCs)?
