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A Pennsylvania congressman introduces a bill to allow co's to hide CSA scores....

Discussion in 'Truckers News' started by drvrtech77, Oct 7, 2014.

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  1. Oct 7, 2014 #1
    drvrtech77

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    U.S. House Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pennsylvania, has introduced a bill that would prevent the publication of safety scores for truck and bus carriers and revamp the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s scoring system.
    The Safer Trucks and Buses Act, H.R. 5532, would specifically address issues with the FMCSA’s Compliance Safety Accountability program, which Barletta says was “rushed into usage and does not reflect changes made by carriers to improve their approaches to safety.”
    “Make no mistake, I am a strong advocate for roadway safety,” Barletta said in a statement. “This bill in no way eliminates law enforcement access to safety data, and the worst offenders can still be targeted. Flawed safety scores do not benefit anyone. Whether it’s a parent looking for the safest bus for her kid’s school trip, a shipper looking for the safest truck to haul its goods or a small business trying to make it in a tough economy, we need better safety scores to provide adequate safety information.”

    http://www.joc.com/regulation-polic...lication-trucking-safety-scores_20140922.html
     
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  3. Oct 7, 2014 #2
    joseph1135

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    I disagree with him. Freedom of information there. People have a right to know. And so do we, the drivers.
     
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  4. Oct 8, 2014 #3
    born&raisedintheusa

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    Sadly & Unfortunately, there are companies that want the right to WITHHOLD information that is detrimental to them, but beneficial for the people who need to know what is going on.
     
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    Its called regulatory capture when an industry buys out the legislature to make rules that favor it.
    This is that.
     
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    Puppage

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    Absolutely agree with you, Joseph.
     
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    STexan

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    Read the bill http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:H.R.5532:

    It's has some common sense aspects and I'm not sure I'd be against it given the safety scoring system is mostly flawed. For example the changes would include ...
     
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    Puppage

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    Common sense & government? LOL
     
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    ipogsd

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    I would agree with you except the safety record data is so flawed in doesn't even come close to the real life data. Only after the current data collection methods are fixed and represent what is actual would I then agree that it be public.
     
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    STexan

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    Actually, there are a small handful of elected politicians who have good ideas, but few of these actually see the light of day for a host of reasons. And this is a problem for Americans and America. Granted some of these "good ideas" may be sponsored and fathered by cronyism, but a good and reasonable idea is just that, and what it's motivation is is irrelevant to me in those cases.
     
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    If CSA were an accurate indication of the safety and fitness of a carrier, I'd agree it should be public. However it is not. I fully believe it was only used as a tool to push elogs, and it was fairly effective. No matter your actual crash rating, which is the truest measure of safety, a couple form and manner log violations, maybe a light out, and you're an outlaw outfit on the computer. The guy that takes your place at your old customer may have a couple non DOT reportable crashes, maybe one reportable one even with a better record on the screen.
     
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