CSA: A Change To Save Lives

Since the 1970s, federal and state enforcement agencies, in partnership with many other stakeholders, have progressively reduced the commercial vehicle-related fatality crash rate. In an effort to maximize these efforts, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has taken a fresh look at how the agency evaluates the safety performance of motor carriers and drivers. Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010 is the result.

Under CSA 2010, FMCSA will reach more carriers earlier and more frequently; improve efficiency of investigations, focusing on specific unsafe behaviors, identifying root causes, and defining and requiring corrective actions; force carriers and drivers to be accountable for their safety performance; and make more complete safety performance assessments available to the public. As a result of these changes, unsafe carrier and driver behaviors that lead to crashes will be identified, all safety-based roadside inspection violations will be noted and drivers will be more accountable for safe on-road performance.

What can you do to prepare for the change?

• Update your Motor Carrier Census form (MCS-150)
• Check your inspection and crash reports (http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov)
• Visit the CSA 2010 website (http://csa2010.fmcsa.dot.gov) to learn more about CSA 2010
• Subscribe to the RSS feed or email list to stay up to date on CSA 2010 news and information
• Review inspection and violation history for the past two years
• Address safety problems now
• Educate drivers about how their performance impacts their driving records and the safety assessment of the carrier

With your cooperation, CSA 2010 will help to reduce commercial motor vehicle crashes, fatalities and injuries on our nation’s highways. For additional resources regarding CSA 2010, visit csa2010.fmcsa.dot.gov.

Source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration