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A CSA Fix is in the Wind
There's hope these days that one of the worst examples of safety legislation ever devised in the U.S. will get a makeover in the next year or so. That may be optimistic, but with a multi-year highway bill now almost through the Washington meat grinder, the Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) program looks bound to change. One of the bill's many aims is one that would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to rework its mighty flawed reporting regime. Common sense, that oh-so-rare feature of regulatory reality, may yet prevail. And that would be a boon to the thousands of Canadian carriers, drivers, and owner-operators who use American highways. Like their south-of-the-border counterparts, they might just see an end to what can frequently be wildly unfair safety assessments based on flawed principles and weird math. If you don't want to wait, and I sure wouldn't, there's help at hand. It comes from Vigillo LLC, a data-mining company that offers fleet subscribers a rather sophisticated CSA analytics service. It's designed to aggregate, organize, and deliver complex carrier safety data in a scorecard format. More particularly, the help comes from a new and additional service called JUST, which will properly examine an accident submitted for review by subscriber carriers.
U.S. Traffic Delays, Increased Cargo Theft Chances This Week
ORLANDO, FL; AUSTIN, TX and, JERSEY CITY, NJ -- Trucking fleets and drivers that are going to be operating in the U.S. this week face more than their usual challenges with expectations of greatly increased traffic and a higher risk of cargo thefts.
Trucking Company Faces More Than $3 Million in Fines
EDMONTON, AB - Police in Edmonton have charged a locally based trucking company with over $3 million in commercial vehicle related fines this month due to more than 1,900 alleged violations. The Edmonton Police Service's Commercial Vehicle Inspection Detail says it received information AB Gill Trucking Ltd. that was allegedly carrying loads over the allowed weight limits. The investigation began on Sept. 25, 2015, following an anonymous tip. Many of the company's trucks were being used to transport soil to a waste management facility on Yellowhead Trail and 170 Street. From Aug. 15 to Sept. 19, 2015, the trucking company made 1907 trips to the waste management facility, according to police. Also, trucks operated by the same company were reported to be overweight by at least one ton on each visit. One truck was allegedly recorded as nearly 18 tons overweight.
