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FMCSA to study how to determine crash fault
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. regulators are preparing a two-year demonstration program that will help determine which "less complex" crashes should be considered preventable for the purpose of a carrier's safety rating. It's the latest step in an overhaul of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program, which scores violations under Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvements Categories (BASICS) including a "crash indicator". Carriers have for some time been asking how to remove scores for crashes that they don't believe are their fault, Joe DeLorenzo
IN PRINT: Urban Renewal — The latest in MD trucks
TORONTO, ON -- We who normally dwell in the realm of the heavy Class 8 trucks are used to long spec' sheets, often drilling down to the type of fasteners used to attach components to the truck. The medium-duty crowd prefer to a buy an almost off-the-shelf truck and then get to work with it, satisfied that the OEM -engineers have designed it for their application.
