Schneider National has undergone a its first BASICs check under the new Federal Motor Carrier’s Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) CSA 2010 program and the fleet was found to be compliant from bumper to bumper.

CSA stands for Comprehensive Safety Analysis and it’s a re-engineered version of SafeStat.

The CSA analysis is based on roadside data, investigation findings and includes a review of the following seven categories: Unsafe Driving, Fatigued Driving (hours-of-service), Driver Fitness, Controlled Substances/Alcohol, Vehicle Maintenance, Cargo-Related and Crash Indicator.

And while scores of companies and owner-operators have yet to even acknowledge that they will be examined through the CSA lens, the brass at Schneider is ahead of the game and in fact played an advisory capacity in the development of CSA 2010 so the Wisconsin-based carrier was more than ready for the compliance check.

“It is essential,” says Schneider President of Truckload Mark Rourke, “that drivers and carriers are committed to safe driving behavior because both drivers and carriers are subject to the same penalties under the new program.”

For years, Schneider has advocated for a system that is fair for drivers while recognizing the reality of their lives on the road.

As the administrator of the CSA 2010 program, the FMCSA recently made commercial motor vehicle carrier safety assessments available to the carriers for review to allow them to identify and address unsafe behaviors that can lead to crashes. The agency plans to make the assessments available to shippers and the general public in December.

For its part, Schneider recently started a program to provide drivers with their individual CSA 2010 performance data at any time.

According to a statement from the company, when a Schneider driver discovers inaccurate data, Schneider will help him work with the FMCSA to get the inaccurate information corrected.

“As an owner-operator, I appreciate Schneider’s commitment to ensuring that all drivers’ equipment is in safe operating condition,” said Schneider owner-operator Jamey Owens.

Schneider also provides drivers industry-leading technology that assists with CSA 2010 compliance.

The company has nearly completed an upgrade of its entire fleet of trucks with Qualcomm Mobile Computing Platform 200 Series (MCP 200) in-cab technology that includes electronic logging.

Electronic logging simplifies the job for drivers because it eliminates manual logging while continually providing updated hours of service (hours driven/hours available to drive, legally) information.

Schneider driver feedback points out that electronic logging has increased their productivity and earnings opportunity.?

“Schneider National takes the worry out of CSA 2010 by providing drivers the tools they need to comply with the program,” said Audie Pryor, a Schneider company driver with one million safe miles and ten years of consecutive safe driving.