CSA2010 and log book form and manner violations

Read the small print on your DVIR and follow the instructions.

Be safe.

 

Nothing has been set in stone, yes the points are established; however, there's no guidance on at what point value the driver/carrier will move from fit to operate to mafginal to unfit to operate.

Diesel exhaust leaks are not OOS. It's a safety violation but not OOS. If the vehicle was cited for the exhaust leak and the company did not fix the leak there maybe penalties for the violation provided it could be proven the carrier did not fix the leak.

If the vehicle has known safety defects that are not repaired then the driver pulling the unsafe equipment is equally liable for any points given for the defects. Drivers must learn the OOS defects and refuse to operate equipment with severe safety defects.

So, yes drivers that fail to properly inspect the vehicle and develop a pattern of equipment defects will eventually reach a score where they may no longer drive.

If you're missing one day's worth of RODS you must catch the log up for the inspection. You will be cited for no log and any other violation that's discovered. If today is Monday 11/23/2009 and your last entry is Saturday 11/21/2009 you're OOS and must catch your log up to where you are now. Once your log is caught up you will be cited for any other violations discovered.

I know it's not uncommon for drivers to forget their log at home on the start of a new month and be placed OOS after reportedly coming off a 34 hour reset.

I can tell you I can think of a 100 different scenarios where a driver could easily gain points for no logs, false logs, and HOS violations all on the same traffic stop.

I wouldn't recommend playing games you may pick up an extra 10 points in one stop before your log is even looked at.

Yes, I gave two different dates. I was late and I wasn't focused. My time here is often after a long day and since I don't watch much TV I come here to kill some time. To clarify, I have not written a ticket since I left the employ of the State of Colorado in October 1999.

There has been no information regarding at what point thresholds drivers/carriers will transend from fit to marginal to unfit; however, I know the drivers/carriers will be sent a notice of violation and advised of their digressions. Drivers/carriers that fail to heed the warnings will move from fit to marginal and if violations continue from marginal to unfit.

If memory serves me correctly drivers and carriers will be rated based on the number of inspections as compared to other drivers/carriers with the same number of inspections, i.e. drivers with 5 - 8 inspections will be compared to other drivers with 5 - 8 inspections. As the driver/carrier transends from one category to the next the points required will change, i.e. drivers with 5 - 8 inspections require 30 points to move from fit to marginal and driver with 9 - 12 inspections require 45 points to move from fit to marginal. I AM NOT SAYING THESE ARE THE ACTUAL POINTS CATEGORIES, I AM GIVING EXAMPLES.

From my understanding the scores remain in effect for three years.

If a driver is fired by carrier "A" for their roadside inspection history on 11/2009, the driver's score stays with carrier "A" for three years. If the driver gets a job with carrier "B" carrier "B" inherits the driver's score for three years.

I see CSA2010 as being a tool for drivers with clean records to potentially make more money.

From what I've heard the drivers will earn their points based on roadside inspections. When a compliance review is performed the carrier is cited for all violations discovered. On ocassions drivers maybe prosecuted for severe safety violations, i.e. falsifying an application by failing to list an employer where they tested positive; or driving without a SAP referal, etc.

Drivers will not gain points for violations discovered during an on-site review.

For log book violations discovered during roadside inspections it will be difficult to challenge the violation as the driver could have corrected the log after the roadside inspection. Option B is to ask the officer to initial logs they looked at; however, I don't know of many officers willing to write in a driver's log.

Be safe.