Company CSA score

WhyDriveTruck · Sep 14, 2013

What are the consequences for a company score of 65 in any category on the CSA report ?

dilligas · Sep 14, 2013

Nothing, that's acceptable by most standards.

Look @ CRE if you want to see really poor numbers.

WhyDriveTruck · Sep 14, 2013

What if a company has a 75 in any category ?

CondoCruiser · Sep 15, 2013

There is no set score but how the violations and scores paint a picture. Are these new emerging violations or do they have a history? The severity of violations. Then there are stages of intervention to correct problems and how the company complies.

Here's some CSA2010 FAQ's...

http://www.csa2010.com/articles/CSA2010_Questions.htm#6

Will all motor carriers with safety alerts receive a warning letter before they hear anything else from FMCSA?

A. Not necessarily. Motor carriers will enter the interventions process based on the nature and severity of their safety alerts. If a carrier's safety alerts are serious, it may enter the process through receiving an offsite, onsite focused, or onsite comprehensive investigation. If a carrier's safety alerts are just emerging, FMCSA will issue a warning letter. If a carrier's safety performance does not improve or diminishes after receipt of a warning letter, the carrier will enter the progressive process and receive an investigation. If performance improves, the carrier will no longer be identified for intervention.
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How does an investigation work?

A. There are three types of investigations: offsite, onsite focused, and onsite comprehensive. Offsite investigations are conducted over the phone and through e-mail, fax, and mail, while onsite focused and onsite comprehensive investigations are conducted at a carrier's place of business.
The investigation process is similar for all investigation types. A Federal or State Safety Investigator (SI) reviews a motor carrier's Safety Measurement System (SMS) data, the specific violations that compose the SMS, and the motor carrier's intervention history. Next, the SI interviews representatives from the motor carrier over the phone and/or in person and reviews selected documents. The SI engages in these activities to examine the carrier's operations for compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) and to determine, with the carrier's participation, the organizational process breakdowns that are triggering the carrier's safety violations. The SI will determine the appropriate follow-on intervention(s) (e.g., Notice of Claim, Notice of Violation, and/or Cooperative Safety Plan). In addition, the SI will discuss with the carrier how it might improve its operations so that its alerted SMS scores will improve.

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CSA investigators are equipped to systematically evaluate why safety problems are occurring, recommend remedies, encourage corrective action(s), and, where corrective action is inadequate, invoke strong penalties. Interventions provide carriers with the information necessary to understand their safety problems and to change unsafe behavior early on. Interventions under CSA are categorized into early contact, investigation, and follow-on, which are described in detail below:Early Contact

Warning Letter Correspondence sent to a carrier's place of business that specifically identifies an alerted Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) and outlines possible consequences of continued safety problems. The warning letter provides instructions for accessing carrier safety data and measurement as well as a point-of-contact.

Carrier Access to Safety Data and Measurement Carriers have access to their measurement results (BASICs scores) as well as the inspection reports and violations that went into those results. With this information, carriers can chart a course of self-improvement. Carriers can also monitor this data for accuracy and request a data correction review as necessary through FMCSA's DataQs system.

Targeted Roadside Inspection CSA provides roadside inspectors with data that identifies a carrier's specific safety problems by BASIC, based on the new measurement system. Targeted roadside inspections occur at permanent and temporary roadside inspection locations where connectivity to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) information is available. As Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) technologies evolve, they will be incorporated into the roadside inspections.

Investigation

Offsite Investigation A carrier is required to submit documents to FMCSA or a State Partner. These documents are used to evaluate the safety problems identified through the SMS and to determine their root causes. Types of documents requested may include third-party documents such as toll receipts, border crossing records, or drug testing records. The goal is to identify issues responsible for poor safety performance. If the carrier does not submit requested documents, it may be subject to an onsite investigation or to subpoena records (see below).

Onsite Focused Investigation The purpose of this intervention is to evaluate the safety problems identified through the SMS and their root causes. An onsite focused investigation may be selected when deficiencies in one or two BASICs exist. Onsite focused investigations target specific problem areas (for example, maintenance records), while onsite comprehensive investigations address all aspects of the carrier's operation.

Onsite Comprehensive Investigation This intervention is similar to a CR and takes place at the carrier's place of business. It is used when the carrier exhibits broad and complex safety problems through continually alerted BASICs, worsening multiple BASICs (three or more), or a fatal crash or complaint.

Follow-on

Cooperative Safety Plan (CSP) Implemented by the carrier, this safety improvement plan is voluntary. The carrier and FMCSA collaboratively create a plan based on a standard template to address the underlying problems resulting from the carrier's substandard safety performance.

Notice of Violation (NOV) The NOV is a formal notice of safety alerts that requires a response from the carrier. It is used when the regulatory violations discovered are severe enough to warrant formal action but not a civil penalty (i.e., a fine). It is also used in cases where the violation is immediately correctable and the level of, or desire for, cooperation is high. To avoid further intervention, including fines, the carrier must provide evidence of corrective action or initiate a successful challenge to the violation.

Notice of Claim (NOC) An NOC is issued in cases where the regulatory violations are severe enough to warrant assessment and issuance of civil penalties.

Operations Out-of-Service Order (OOS) An OOS order is an order requiring the carrier to cease all motor vehicle operations

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