CSA 2010 A New Way To Measure and Address Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Introduction Program components –Safety Measurement System –Safety Fitness Determination –Interventions Pilot program & implementation timeline What carriers and drivers can do to prepare

INTRODUCTION FMCSA Challenge: –Reduce truck and bus crashes –Have a more significant impact on a larger portion of the motor carrier population –Presently, only “formal” contact is a Compliance Review

INTRODUCTION Limitations of present SafeStat system: –Good at “pointing out” non-compliant and unsafe carriers –Only uses “failure” indicators –FMCSA “contact” (Compliance Review) occurs late in the process

UNDER CSA 2010 FMCSA WILL: Be able to reach more carriers earlier and more frequently Improve efficiency of carrier investigations by focusing on specific unsafe behaviors, identifying causes and requiring corrective action Hold carriers and drivers accountable for their safety performance by demanding and enforcing safe on-road operations 5

KEY ELEMENTS OF CSA New Safety Measurement System (SMS) Improved ability to identify demonstrated safety problems 2.Proposed change for evaluation: new approach to the Safety Fitness Determination (SFD) SFD tied to current safety performance; not limited to acute/critical violations from a Compliance Review 3.New intervention process Employs an array of interventions instead of the single option, labor-intensive compliance review

SAFETY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM CSA 2010 introduces a new safety measurement system (SMS) that… Uses crash data and ALL violations from roadside inspections to determine carrier/driver safety Weights time and severity of violations based on relationship to crash risk Triggers the intervention process (eventually will feed the proposed Safety Fitness Determination) Calculates safety performance based on 7 Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs)

SEVEN BASICs –Unsafe Driving (Part 392, 397) –Fatigued Driving (Parts 392 and 395) –Driver Fitness (Parts 383 and 391) –Controlled Substances/Alcohol (Part 382 and 392) –Vehicle Maintenance (Parts 393 and 396) –Cargo (Part 393) –Crash Indicator

BASICs Unsafe Driving BASIC –Following too close –Speeding –Lane change –Passing and turning –Careless/reckless –RRXing –Violations must be noted on a roadside inspection report to get into the system, not tied to “citations or “convictions”

BASICs Fatigued Driving BASIC –Operating a CMV when fatigued –11, 14, 60/70 violations –False logs –Logs not current –Form and manner –Again, not tied to “citation” or “conviction.” If noted as a violation on a roadside inspection, it will be used

BASICs Driver Fitness BASIC –Multiple license –No license –Class and endorsement violations –Unqualified driver –Lack of training or experience –Under age –Again, not tied to “citation” or “conviction.”

BASICs Controlled Substances and Alcohol BASIC –Under the influence of drugs or alcohol –Possession of drugs and alcohol in CMV –Consumption of alcohol within 4 hour of duty –Again, not tied to “citation” or “conviction.”

BASICs Vehicle Maintenance BASIC –Required lights not working or obscured –Brakes –Tires –Suspension –Steering –Periodic inspection –Again, not tied to “citation” or “conviction.”

BASICs Cargo-related BASIC –Hazmat (especially securement) –Failure to inspect cargo –Cargo securement –Again, not tied to “citation” or “conviction.”.

BASICs Crash BASIC –DOT recordable crashes –Severity weighted based on injury or fatality –“Preventability” and “fault” are not considered under the present plan; however this is subject to change –Score based on comparison to peer groups, not number of accidents

BASICs BASIC process –Relevant intervention, inspection, violation, and crash data is assigned to the carrier and driver –Violations, inspections, and crashes are classified into the correct BASICs.

BASICs BASIC process –Violation value = Severity (1 to 10) + OOS x time weight –Crash value = Severity (1 to 3) + 1 if HM spilled x time weight

BASICs

All inspections, violations, and crashes are “time-weighted” using the following weighting: –0 to 6 months = 3 –6 to 12 months = 2 –12 + months = 1

Examples: –False log with an out-of-service order 7 (severity for false log) + 2 for OOS = 9 3 for time-weighting Violation valued at 27 –Cracked windshield 1 for severity 3 for time-weighting Violation valued at 3 BASICs

BASIC Process –Each BASIC is totaled –“BASIC Measure” determined by dividing total of event scores by “normalizing factor” –Peer grouped in each BASIC based on measure –Percentile ranking assigned in peer group (this is the “BASIC Score”)

DRIVER SAFETY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM –Under development –Will use same principles as Carrier SMS to generate scores –Carriers have access to database, not scores as of December or January

BASICs BASICs are evaluated based on two thresholds –Intervention threshold –Failed (Unfit) threshold

CARRIER SAFETY RATING The Safety Fitness Determination (SFD) and Unfit procedures are tied to pending regulations Proposed rule due to be published 3/10

PROPOSED SFD RATINGS 1.Continue to operate –No BASIC score above intervention or failing thresholds –Carrier/driver receives no contact from FMCSA –Complaints can still lead to carrier reviews

PROPOSED SFD RATINGS 2.Marginal If above intervention threshold in any BASIC: –Carrier/driver placed on intervention list –Intervention determined by severity and history

PROPOSED SFD RATINGS 3. Failing/Unfit If “Failing” a BASIC, carrier is subject to most severe intervention available “Unfit SFD” does not exist yet (rulemaking required)

BASIC SCORES

INTERVENTION TRIGGERS One or more deficient BASIC score A high crash indicator A compliant or fatal crash

INTERVENTION TYPES –Warning letter –Targeted roadside enforcement (ISS-D) –Off-site investigation –Focused on-site investigation –Cooperative safety plan –Notice of Violation –On-site investigation-comprehensive –Notice of Claim/Consent Agreement –Unfit determination - Suspension

CSA 2010 PILOT PROGRAM –The “original four”: Colorado Georgia Missouri New Jersey –Phase 2: Minnesota Montana –Phase 3: Kansas Maryland Delaware

CSA 2010 TIMELINE Nationwide projected rollout: –2 nd quarter 2010 — CSA 2010 data “visible” –Roughly July 2010 — CSA 2010 SMS takes over for SafeStat –SMS startup to December 2010 — State FMCSA offices begin using new interventions

HOW CARRIER’S CAN PREPARE –View existing data through the “CSA 2010 lens” –Learn the system –Get “good” data in and “wrong” data out –Train and track drivers –Avoid “foolish” violations

PREPARATION Learning the system –Learn the SMS process, specifically: Severity weighting Time weighting BASIC Measure calculation.

PREPARATION Learning the system –Learn the high severity driver violations: Reckless driving Jumping an out-of-service order Operating a vehicle while ill, fatigued, or under the influence Violating hours-of-service limits False logs Driver having multiple licenses Driving a CMV while disqualified

PREPARATION Learning the system –Learn the high severity vehicle violations: Required light not operating Brake defects Tire defects Suspension defects Steering system defects No flags and/or lights on a projecting load Cargo not secured

PREPARATION Get good data going into the system –Existing data will be used when CSA 2010 switch is flipped –Good data means “no violation” inspections and no preventable crashes

PREPARATION Get “wrong” data out of the system –Learn and be willing to use the appeals processes : State Motor Carrier Safety Office Federal DataQs CVSA Complaint Process

PREPARATION Train and track drivers on: –CSA 2010 –Defensive driving –Compliance with safety regulations (hours, qualifications, etc.) –Vehicle inspections –Roadside inspection performance

IN SUMMARY….. CSA 2010 introduces improvements in three main areas 1.New Safety Measurement System –More comprehensive –Better able to pinpoint safety problems 2.Proposed change in evaluation: Safety Fitness Determination –Assess safety performance of larger segment of industry –Based on roadside performance and intervention results 3.New intervention process and tools –More efficient/effective enforcement and compliance process –Wider range of interventions to influence compliance earlier

ADDITIONAL LINKS (Direct link to CSA 2010 on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website) MSMethodology.pdf (Link to SMS Methodology) MSMethodology.pdf

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