Compliance safety accountability program

Compliance might be about avoiding fines but it’s more about protecting your fleet, securing business, and staying in business. A poor FMCSA safety rating can lead to lost revenue, higher insurance premiums, and even an Unsatisfactory Rating and shutdown. With new Safety Measurement System (SMS) changes ahead, fleets must actively manage their compliance records to avoid increased scrutiny.

Staying ahead of FMCSA regulations is the only way to ensure long-term profitability and operational stability.

The agency’s acting administrator updated Congress on the status of the agency’s rulemakings at her nomination hearing.

Using a combination of the Safety Management Cycle and the 5 Why’s helps fleets identify the root cause and eventually end patterns of FMCSA violations.

The inquiry follows an OIG report highlighting slow progress on safety improvements.

An announcement on CSA safety scoring is “in the near future,” Deck confirmed.

41 sentencings since 2016 resulted in 54 years of incarceration for CDL violators.

The digitalization of freight has logistics providers seeking automation and efficiency on a scale never before seen.

TIA supporting bill it says will close truck safety loophole.

$1.5 trillion infrastructure bill passes U.S. House along party lines; includes truck insurance hike.

Postponement until completion of safety study part of $494 billion highway bill

Watchdog report lists “priority issues” requiring agency attention.

Proposal includes discretionary grants for truck parking.

Funding bill leaves out protections sought by U.S. House.

Prioritizing high-risk motor carriers for interventions an added challenge.

Risks related to CSA program outlined in DOT oversight report.

TIA, ATA and OOIDA call provision to make CSA scores public “dangerous”

Measure also seeks to keep 30-minute rest break, ag hauler ELD exemption.