How to Interpret Safestat's info?

Inspection Selection System
(ISS-D) Recommendation*
(As of October 22, 2010)
Carrier Name: WATKINS & SHEPARD TRUCKING INC
US DOT #: 230991
MC #: 176957
ISS Inspection Value:33
ISS Recommendation:PASS



Inspection Selection System
(ISS-D) Recommendation*
(As of October 22, 2010)
Carrier Name: WERNER ENTERPRISES INC
US DOT #: 53467
MC #: 138328
ISS Inspection Value:92
ISS Recommendation:INSPECT



Inspection Selection System
(ISS-D) Recommendation*
(As of October 22, 2010)
Carrier Name: MILLIS TRANSFER INC
US DOT #: 46749
MC #: 111310
ISS Inspection Value:91
ISS Recommendation:INSPECT


Basis for Recommendation:Safety New Entrant carriers may be selected for inspections at anytime.* The ISS-D monthly run evaluates carriers' recent inspections activity. The ISS results are generated along with SafeStat on a monthly basis and are posted on A&I Online.

The Inspection Selection System (ISS-D)

The Inspection Selection System (ISS-D) is a decision-aid for commercial vehicle roadside driver/vehicle safety inspections, which guides safety inspectors in selecting vehicles for inspection.
ISS Inspection Value: The ISS Inspection Value is based on the motor carrier's safety performance data. In the case when there is sufficient motor carrier safety performance data available, the value is assigned from information derived from SafeStat results, which reviews safety performance in areas of crash history, inspection history, driver history, and safety management experience. When a motor carrier has little information on file, the ISS Inspection Value is based on an 'Insufficient Data Algorithm', which determines the inspection value by weighting the carrier size and the number of past inspections. Refer to the Inspection Selection System description, for an explanation of the value's calculation.
ISS Recommendation: The ISS Inspection Value forms the basis for the ISS recommendation. The recommendation ranges from 'Inspect', for motor carriers with poor safety performance in one or more Safety Evaluation Areas (SEAs) and for carriers with little or no safety data, to 'Pass' for carriers with good safety performance data. The three recommendations listed are below.

RecommendationISS Inspection Value
Inspect (inspection warranted)---75-100
Optional (may be worth a look)--- 50-74
Pass (no inspection required)---1-49




Basis for Recommendation: The Basis for Recommendation describes the method that was used to calculate the ISS Inspection Value. There are two methods for calculating an ISS inspection value:

• The "Safety" method assigns this recommendation based on SafeStat results, which applies to carriers with sufficient safety performance data.
• The "Insufficient Data" method is based on an 'Insufficient Data Algorithm', which applies to carriers that have little or no safety performance data available.

Click here to access the Inspection Selection System description, a system designed to prioritize carriers for roadside inspection. This link defines "How ISS-D works".

 

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expose some other GREAT companies !!!!

 

Inspection Selection System
(ISS-D) Recommendation*
(As of October 22, 2010)
Carrier Name: SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO OF ARIZONA LLC
US DOT #: 54283
MC #: 136818
ISS Inspection Value:38
ISS Recommendation:PASS


Inspection Selection System
(ISS-D) Recommendation*
(As of October 22, 2010)
Carrier Name: NEW PRIME INC
US DOT #: 3706
MC #: 140665
ISS Inspection Value:91
ISS Recommendation:INSPECT


Inspection Selection System
(ISS-D) Recommendation*
(As of October 22, 2010)
Carrier Name: C R ENGLAND INC
US DOT #: 28406
MC #: 124679
ISS Inspection Value:92
ISS Recommendation:INSPECT


Inspection Selection System
(ISS-D) Recommendation*
(As of October 22, 2010)
Carrier Name: SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC
US DOT #: 264184
MC #: 133655
ISS Inspection Value:42
ISS Recommendation:PASS


Inspection Selection System
(ISS-D) Recommendation*
(As of October 22, 2010)
Carrier Name: JOHN CHRISTNER TRUCKING INC
US DOT #: 273897
MC #: 192518
ISS Inspection Value:87
ISS Recommendation:INSPECT

 

Wait that must be wrong,

Prime ?????

 

Say it ain't so, and JCT too!! And who would have thought England?

 

So let me see if I understand this....
If you are a driver for say Prime or Werner you are probably going to be stopped for inspection by every DOT officer along your route?
Whereas the W/S and Swift drivers will get lots of green lights at the scales?

 

I think that is close.

 

It should also give you an idea of the type of training, how the equipment is maintained, and how the drivers are run.

Some points may be driver (logs, ect..), some may be equipment, and others may be caused by being pushed to deliver freight with problems with equipment and hours, or the drivers may not be trained enough, or of the caliber, to know how to operate correctly.

As they say on NASCAR, wrecks breed wrecks, the same can be said for points. If you carrier is on the inspect list, you will definitely be inspected more, which gives more opportunity to accumulate more points.

 

CTL is an OK outfit !!