December 08, 2021
There are several state and federal
There are several state and federal agencies that have a direct effect on the
trucking industry and, by extension, the truck insurance industry in the United
States. One such organization is The Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, or FMCSA, established in January of 2000 and headquartered in
Washington, DC.The purpose of this organization is to improve the safety
commercial motor vehicles and truck drivers through the creation and enforcement
of various safety regulations.
They do so through their Office of Analysis,
Research and Technology (ART), continually seeking ways to keep our nations
drivers safe.CSA 2010The FMCSA has recently created a program called Compliance
Safety Accountability 2010, or CSA 2010. This program is designed to measure and
improve traffic safety through data analysis and implementation of new safety
criteria.Drivers and motor carriers are assessed and given a safety score
between one and one hundred.
These scores are currently public record, and are
fully accessible to insurance companies. The scores can be used to spot unsafe
drivers, and allow for those in need of fright services to shop around for safer
drivers and companies. Drivers and employers have also become concerned with the
potential impact these scores could have on commercial truck insurance rates, as
unsafe drivers are generally more costly to insure.This initiative is intended
to reduce accidents and safety violations by holding companies that are
continually involved with infractions accountable.
Truck drivers are worried that this could cost smaller
businesses jobs based on unfair comparisons. On the other hand, safe truck
drivers can be more easily compensated and rewarded for their recorded driving
statistics.The scores are derived from an algorithm of several categories, some
of which are more subjective than others. The CSA 2010 aims to measure items
like driver fatigue, driver fitness, behavioral analysis, and controlled
substance or alcohol violations.
The CSA 2010 in conjunction with the new GPS
truck tracking systems that are on the rise, literally put drivers in a hot seat
as their electric
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GPS systems used by some freight companies measure drivers' statistics such as
speed, breaking, fuel economy, and other safety and performance factors.
The
Department of Transportation is considering requiring some freight companies to
make these devices mandatory is an effort to better monitor widespread hours of
service (or HOS) violations.Effect on Independent TruckersThe Owner Operator
Independent Driver Association, (OOIDA), is concerned that CSA 2010 unfairly
scores independent owner/operators more harshly than large-scale motor carriers.
On the whole, independent truck drivers are fearful of these new regulations.
Drivers' reports are gathered based on their driving record over the last three
years. Motor carriers' reports cover only the last two years.It also contends
that involvement in an accident, regardless of fault, can negatively affect the
score.There is also a concern that CSA 2010 counts all infractions including
warning tickets as opposed to just convictions. Some speculate the commercial
truck insurance industry might unfairly spike rates based on the public
information as well.
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