NEWS ALERT
This is a late-breaking story — Due to a lawsuit filed in November by the National Association of Small Trucking Companies, Inc. FMCSA has decided to make some changes to the CSA system.
From an FMCSA press-release:
The key changes that FMCSA will make to the SMS public website by March 25, 2011 are as follows:
- Replace any ALERT symbol currently displayed in orange on the SMS website with the following symbol of the exclamation mark inside a yellow triangle
- Revise the disclaimer language on the SMS website to read:
“The data in the Safety Measurement System (SMS) is performance data used by the Agency and enforcement community. A symbol, based on that data, indicates that FMCSA may prioritize a motor carrier for further monitoring. The symbol is not intended to imply any federal safety rating of the carrier pursuant to 49 USC 31144. Readers should not draw conclusions about a carrier’s overall safety condition simply based on the data displayed in this system. Unless a motor carrier in the SMS has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating pursuant to 49 CFR Part 385, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the FMCSA, it is authorized to operate on the nation’s roadways. Motor carrier safety ratings are available at http://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov and motor carrier licensing and insurance status are available at http://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov.”
We will bring more information about this change when it becomes available. For more information on the CSA system go to: www.foleyservices.com.
Tagged CSA, CSA2010, DOT, DOT Compliance, DOT Regulations, FMCSA, FMCSRs, National Association of Small Trucking Companies
