CSA Driver Training

Who is subject?  Carriers and their drivers are subject if the carrier:  has a U.S. DOT Number; and  operates commercial motor vehicles as defined in 49 CFR in interstate commerce; or  Transports placarded hazmat in intrastate commerce

Who is subject?  A commercial motor vehicle is defined in §390.5 as:  having a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds (4,537 kilograms) or more;  designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver; or  transporting hazardous materials in a type and quantity which require placarding

Who is subject?  Intrastate commerce carriers and drivers are not subject to CSA’s enforcement model unless hauling placarded hazmat  Intrastate commerce enforcement models are determined by the state

Safety Measurement System  Safety Measurement System (SMS) replaced SafeStat and its methodology  Information originates from the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) as it did under SafeStat

Safety Measurement System  MCMIS:  State and federal enforcement personnel enter results of roadside inspections, crashes, and investigations  All violations appearing in the CSA severity tables and noted on a roadside inspection report are included in the CSA system  MCMIS contains Motor Carrier Census data appearing on the carrier’s MCS-150

Safety Measurement System  SMS includes two systems:  Carrier Safety Measurement System (CSMS) scores the previous 24 months of carrier data in MCMIS  Driver Safety Measurement System (DSMS) scores the previous 36 months of driver data in MCMIS

Safety Measurement System  Information on the driver’s MVR is not included  This is a completely different database and reporting system

Safety Measurement System  CSMS:  has both a public and private view  categorizes violations and scores them using a set of algorithms

Safety Measurement System  DSMS:  Employers and insurers do not have access — only enforcement personnel, and only during the course of a carrier audit

Safety Measurement System  Violations and crashes:  remain in the DSMS even when the driver switches employers  are only removed from the driver’s record with the passage of time

Safety Measurement System  New employers do not inherit a driver’s safety history from another employer in the CSMS  Only those safety-related events occurring under their U.S. DOT number are calculated into the carrier’s CSMS scores

BASICs  Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs):  replaced SafeStat’s Safety Evaluation Areas (SEAs)  categorize and weight violations by severity and how old they are

BASICs  BASICs include:  Unsafe Driving (Part 392, 397, and traffic laws)  Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance (Parts 392 and 395)  Driver Fitness (Parts 383 and 391)  Controlled Substances/Alcohol (Parts 382 and 392)

BASICs  BASICs include (continued):  Vehicle Maintenance (Parts 393 and 396)  Hazardous Materials (HM) Compliance (HM regulations & Part 397)  Crash Indicator (accidents appearing on the accident register, §390.15)

CSA Scoring of Violations  Roadside inspection violations are placed into one of six BASICs  Each violation is given a severity weight:  a point value of 1-10 based on relationship to crash causation, and  2 additional points added if it resulted in an out-of-service order (just for some BASICs, not all)

CSA Scoring of Violations  Severity weighting is capped at 30 for one single BASIC for one single roadside inspection  Multiple violations of the same regulation during a single roadside inspection are only counted as one violation, instead of being stacked (e.g., tire tread low on all tires)

CSA Scoring of Violations  Carriers: all inspections, violations, and crashes are “time-weighted” using the following weighting:  0 to 6 months = 3  7 to 12 months = 2  months = 1

CSA Scoring of Violations  Drivers: all inspections, violations, and crashes are “time-weighted” using the following weighting:  0 to 12 months = 3  13 to 24 months = 2  months = 1

CSA Scoring of Violations  Each BASIC is totaled  The BASIC “measure” is determined by dividing total of event scores by a “normalizing factor”

CSA Scoring of Violations  Normalizing factors for carriers include:  Number of power units and vehicle miles traveled: Unsafe Driving, and Crash BASICs  Total of all time-weighted relevant inspections: HOS Compliance, Driver Fitness, HM Compliance, Vehicle Maintenance, and Controlled Substances/Alcohol BASICs

CSA Scoring of Violations  Normalizing factors for drivers :  Total of all time-weighted driver inspections: HOS Compliance and Driver Fitness BASICs  Total of all time-weighted vehicle inspections: Vehicle Maintenance and HM Compliance BASICs  The Unsafe Driving, Drugs/Alcohol, and Crash BASICs do not have a normalizing factor

CSA Scoring of Violations  BASIC Score for carriers  Carriers divided into Safety Event Groups (peer groups)  Percentile Ranking (0%-100%) assigned inside each Safety Event Group  Percentile Ranking is the “BASIC Score”

CSA Scoring for Violations  BASIC Score for drivers  Drivers compared to driver peer groups based on Normalizing Factor used earlier  For Unsafe Driving, Drugs/Alcohol, and Crash BASICs, they are compared against all drivers with at least one violation in that BASIC  Percentile Ranking assigned; this is the “BASIC Score”

CSA Scoring of Crashes  Severity weight for both CSMS and DSMS:  Tow-away, but no injury or fatality: 1  Injury or fatality: 2  Hazmat release: Add 1 point to applicable severity weight above

CSA Scoring of Crashes  Time weight for crashes for CSMS:  0 to 6 months = 3  7 to 12 months = 2  months = 1

CSA Scoring of Crashes  Time weight for crashes for DSMS:  0 to 12 months = 3  13 to 24 months = 2  months = 1

CSA Scoring of Crashes  Carriers are normalized using Average Power Units and Vehicle Miles Traveled and compared against those with the same range of power units and assigned a percentile ranking  Drivers are ranked amongst all drivers that have had at least one crash and are assigned a percentile ranking

Challenging Inaccurate Data  Review the information within MCMIS that the FMCSA has on you:  DSMS: Drivers must use the Freedom of Information Act or purchase a Pre- employment Screening Program Report (BASIC Scoring not included in either)  CSMS: Motor carriers can use the public and private views online

Challenging Inaccurate Data  Challenges to MCMIS data can be done through FMCSA’s DataQs portal at:  FMCSA acts as mediator with state, but the state’s final determination stands

Interventions  Based on a carrier’s BASIC Scores, it may become a candidate for an intervention  Thresholds vary depending on type of carrier and the BASIC

Interventions  Interventions include:  Warning letter  Targeted roadside enforcement (ISS)  Focused off-site investigation  Focused on-site investigation  Comprehensive review (compliance review)  Cooperative (corrective) safety plan  Notice of Violation  Notice of Claim/Consent Agreement

Interventions  Any intervention may be used at any time for carriers  Not necessarily used “in order”

Interventions  Drivers are currently only subject to a Notice of Violation and Notice of Claim issued in conjunction with an investigation of a current or former employer