CSA 2010 Updates

The Latest Information About CSA 2010

CSA 2010 Data Preview Now Live

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has released the Data Preview Website. Commercial motor vehicle carriers may now view their individual safety assessments to see where they stand in each Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) based on roadside data and investigation findings.

Each motor carrier’s BASIC assessments are visible only to them (and to enforcement staff) until December 2010. In December, assessments will be made available to the public. Enforcement agencies will use these assessments to prioritize the Agency’s enforcement and compliance assistance workload.

The FMCSA is providing this early look at the new Safety Measurement System (SMS) so motor carriers can address safety compliance issues right away and can update and verify their data online.

What Should Motor Carriers Be Doing Now?

• Go to the Data Preview Website to look up your assessment
• Identify any mistakes
• Verify and update your motor carrier census data – in particular, power units (PU) and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) on the MCS-150 form
• Take the necessary steps to correct unsafe driver and/or company safety practices

Complete details on the Data Preview are available in the Data Preview Guidance (FAQs), the new SMS Methodology Version 2.0 and SMS Changes Explanation.

CSA 2010 Rollout Timeline 

The FMCSA has developed a revised schedule for the roll out of CSA 2010 in line with its commitment to launch this program in the most effective way possible. The rollout schedule is designed to methodically step federal and state enforcement staff, as well as the motor carrier industry, into the program one stride at a time – increasing the safety benefits through better understanding and increased accountability for good safety performance.  The rollout timeline is outlined below:

• April 12 – November 30, 2010 – Motor carriers can preview their own data by seeing their roadside inspections/violations and crash events organized by Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC). Visit the CSA 2010 Data Preview site.
• Summer 2010   
  • August – On August 16, 2010, motor carriers will be able to see an assessment of their violations based on the new Carrier Safety Measurement System (CSMS) which will replace SafeStat later in 2010.
• Fall/Winter 2010
  • SafeStat will be replaced by the CSMS. CSMS will be available to the public, including shippers and insurance companies.
  • FMCSA/States will prioritize enforcement using the CSMS.
  • FMCSA will begin to issue Warning Letters to carriers with deficient BASICs.
  • Roadside inspectors will use the CSMS results to identify carriers for inspection.
• Winter 2010 - Safety Fitness Determination Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is scheduled to be released.

2011 – Enforcement staff will be trained, and new interventions will be implemented State-by-State.

View the new "Just the Facts" information sheet provided by the FMCSA here.

Under CSA 2010, FMCSA will:

• Reach more CMV carriers earlier and more frequently;
• Improve efficiency of carrier investigations by focusing on specific unsafe behaviors, identifying causes, and requiring corrective actions;
• Hold carriers and drivers accountable for their safety performance, demanding and enforcing safe on-road performance;
• Count all safety-based roadside inspection violations, not just Out-of-Service (OOS) violations.

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