ICC vs FMSCA ?

Industry, and not the government is what is going to drive the effectiveness of the CSA system. It was created by the insurance industry, the legal industry is going to use it as a weapon for those that ignore it and insurance rates are going to be set by it.

I have not found the lawsuits but read a statement from someone at Wharehouser that they are already seeing suits filed against shippers that are NOT being dismissed. And that there are continuing education courses being offered to attorneys on how CSA works and how it may apply in cases.

Flipping DOT numbers is not as easy in the past 18-months as it once was. Most change of ownerships will be given a new DOT number (not talking about going sole prop to corp). If someone is taking over a trouble carrier, they will not be given the same free pass audit that a new entrant is given. For the ones that are truly looking to turn a company around, they are given every opportunity to work with the DOT, even have officers come out for free, to get things on track. But when the new entrant audit comes up it is treated as if it was the old company being audited not a new company.

One interesting comment I read was that the first wave rate increases is going to come out of the brokers pocket. The jest was they aren't bright enough to figure out that finding a carrier on the spot market with a solid score is going to cost more.