DOT Inspection/Pulled out of service

No they don't CSA points stay with the carrier that driver was with when they accumulated them. PSP doesn't list point, just inspection and crash data. It allows a company to get an idea of what they're bringing on.

 

So how am I supposed to check my slack adjusters by myself? When I had my lvl 1 in California the DOT officer had me press and release my brakes as he checked them. So how do I check alone? I reach under and pull on them and have yet to have any loose. Most everything else is simple but thurough visual and touch.

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Anymore hairs you'd like to split? The CSA points stay with the carrier and do not carry over to the next carrier... the PSP (data, information, "scores", incidents, RVIRs etc etc etc) goes with the driver and the other carrier WILL the data, information, "scores" RVIRs etc etc etc.

 

you were stating the scores go to the other carriers, they do not. PSP will not exclude you from employment, it may just raise questions. Most of your smaller carriers don't subscribe to DAC and don't order PSP's. MVR will give them what they need. Larger companies don't have the luxury of turning down drivers for a minor infractions, or even old major infractions. The "driver shortage" makes drivers a valuable commodity, even if only to put them through the grinder and refresh with new meat.

 

You don't have to be a mechanic, or crawl underneath to find any of these things. A decent walkaround pre-trip will find them.

You evidently had more than 2 of your 10 brakes out of adjustment, and if they were out of adjustment the automatics were not doing their job. All modern air brakes are stroke indicated, which means when the brakes are applied, you can tell by looking at the pushrod whether they are out or not. Have somebody step on the brake or put your toolbox on your brake pedal and bend over and look at the pushrods. Only way to check brake lights too.

Again, leaf spring assemblies should be visible by bending over and looking at the far side of the trailer. A broken spring or loose U-bolts will be easily found.

You pulling an MC306 or MC406 cargo tank? That makes looking underneath even easier!

 

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Keep dreaming...

 

That's reality, I have recent experience with three companies. The first one I was with was the most strict, however they have hired drivers that got turned down by the second most recent company even though they had more lax standards. Each of these companies use DAC and look at PSP's. They both bring in 15-20 drivers per week. The third company is smaller and doesn't subscribe to DAC, so they don't look at PSP's. They order MVR's and in person interviews. This has been my experience with other small companies as there are several in the immediate area. So I guess if that's a dream then life must be pretty good, I'll keep living in my dream world.

 

Before I state this......I have a lot of respect for drivers, and have no desire to be one due to everything you have to put up with. Here it is. .........CSA was not "designed" to get rid of a lot of drivers. It was designed to make the roads safer, and make drivers more accountable, and really to help protect the carriers. An owner operator who has 5 trucks, and one ding a ling who won't adjust the breaks, or keep accurate log books, can hurt the scores of the owner operator which will in turn prevent the rest of the drivers working for that owner operator from getting good paying loads when those scores start stacking up. When the drivers are held accountable for those scores as well, they are protecting their record as well as that of the owner operator.

Now having said that...........I do know of trucking companies that do not give a rip how hard the driver has to drive or how many rules are broken as long as their load is delivered on time. They will replace the drivers as soon as they have exceeded the number of violations allowed by the company policy and put another rear in the drivers seat. Sad but true.