CSA 2010 is here! Know how to protect yourself and your company.

CSA 2010 is a new minefield that the government has created for truckers and
trucking companies to traverse. This one can stop you dead in your tracts. So
be prepared!

O/Os remember you are the carrier, the fleet, the driver. Remember DOT does not
care if you have 1 truck or 1,000,001 trucks. As long as you have a DOT number,
you are bound by DOT regulations and therefore CSA 2010 standards.

CSA 2010 claims to not directly rate drivers as to put them out of work. This
is true and false at the same time. It will provide enhanced tools for Safety
Investigators (SIs) to identify drivers with safety performance problems during
motor carrier investigations. As a result, motor carriers and drivers will have
the opportunity to correct the specific safety performance problems. (This is
not an "opportunity" but a requirement. Drivers are noted, by name, as to their
infractions.) CSA 2010 is designed to meet one overriding objective: to
increase safety on the Nation's roads. (If this were totally true, it will
target all vehicles not just commercial vehicles.) Therefore, it is, by design,
a positive program for drivers and carriers with strong safety performance
records. Also, it will send a strong message that drivers and carriers with
poor safety performance histories need to improve. (CSA 2010) In short, low
scorers will have black boxes (On-board recording devices) put in their trucks
for full monitoring by Big Brother. CSA 2010 is the answer for allowing the
government to "invisibly" ride along side you in the cab of your truck and your
only recourse is to outsmart the DOT at their own game.

If drivers are not "directly" rated then explain - driver interventions and
notifications.

1. Driver Interventions - Any driver violations identified and addressed
during carrier investigations that are not corrected may result in a driver
Notice of Violation (NOV) or Notice of Claim (NOC). These are the only driver
interventions at this time.

2. Driver Notifications - Drivers will be notified by mail and may be
contacted by a FMCSA investigator.



Let's demystify the CSA 2010 initiative. Learn how this new data collection
system directly affects you as a driver or carrier.


Download this new paper directed at driver protection by the DOT Doctor.
Available at: http://thedotdoctor.com/i/u/10035243/i/Debunking_CSA_2010.pdf

As always, questions and comments welcomed!