10/2/2012 4:30:00 PM
Write a Letter to the Editor
Tweet
Print This
An American Transportation Research Institute study of 471,000 motor carriers’ Compliance, Safety, Accountability data found that CSA percentile scores in two of five categories are “defective� in predicting crash risk.
The study, released Monday, also found that Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration “alerts� to carriers do not consistently identify the riskiest carriers within all five safety categories that are open to public view.
CSA currently has 7 Behavior Analysis Safety Improvement Categories, or BASICs.
“The analysis showed with high levels of confidence that BASIC scores are positively related to crashes in the Unsafe Driving,
Fatigued Driving and Vehicle Maintenance BASICs, with the strongest relationship found for Unsafe Driving� The study said.
“Meanwhile, ATRI found a negative relationship between the other two BASICs and crash involvement. That is, in the Driver Fitness and Controlled Substances and Alcohol BASICs, higher (i.e. worse) scores are associated with lower crash risks.�
Follow Transport Topics on RSS Twitter Facebook
Tweet
Print This
© 2012, Transport Topics Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
RELATED ARTICLES
Bill Would Allow Veterans Easier Access to CDLs (10/2/2012 10:00:00 AM)
C.H. Robinson Sets New Chemical Logistics Unit (10/1/2012 9:30:00 AM)
Editorial: Knock, Knock (10/1/2012 8:00:00 AM)
Opinion: Virginia’s Troops to Trucks Program (10/1/2012 8:00:00 AM)
DOT Needs Greater Oversight of TIGER Program, IG Says (10/1/2012 5:00:00 AM)
Restart Changes ‘Reasonable,’ FMCSA Says in HOS Court Brief (10/1/2012 3:45:00 AM)