2024 Facts for Drivers PDF
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This document explains the various aspects of vehicle driver regulations and safety practices, covering key areas such as unsafe driving, crash indicators, compliance with hours of service, and more. It also details the history and adjustments made to the system based on input from carriers and industry stakeholders.
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5. Identifying carriers with relatively poor scores and prioritizing them for an “intervention,” such as a warning letter, an off-site or on-site streamlined (focused) investigation, or a comprehen- sive on-site investigation. The BASICs, with the exception of the Crash...
5. Identifying carriers with relatively poor scores and prioritizing them for an “intervention,” such as a warning letter, an off-site or on-site streamlined (focused) investigation, or a comprehen- sive on-site investigation. The BASICs, with the exception of the Crash BASIC, are based on the regulations. When a violation occurs, it is placed in the appropriate BASIC. The BASICs and accompanying regulations are: « Unsafe Driving (driving regulations in Part 392), « Crash Indicator (DO'T-recordable crashes), - Hours of Service Compliance (fatigue and hours-of-service regulations in Parts 392 and 395), = Vehicle Maintenance (Parts 393 and 396), - Controlled Substance/ Alcohol (Part 382 and the drug and alcohol regulations in Part 392), « Hazardous Materials Compliance (the HMRs), and « Driver Fitness (Parts 383 and 391). Initially, only five BASICs (Hours of Service Compliance, Driver Fitness, Vehicle Maintenance, Controlled Substance/ Alcohol, and Unsafe Driving) were available for public review, though individual motor carriers had access to their own non-public BASIC scores. As of December 4, 2015, however, carriers’ alerts and percentile scores have been removed from public display pursuant to the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015. CSA percentile scores and alerts cannot be made public again until PMCSA fixes certain problems identified in a study of the system published in June 2017. ‘The FMCSA has been working on the fixes since then, but CSA scores will remain private until further notice. Since its inception, CSA has evolved based on input from the indus- try and other stakeholders. Recognizing that CSA is a work in progress, FMCS A has instituted a number of methodology changes. One significant adjustment made in response to industry criticism was allowing motor carriers and drivers to use the online DataQs system to request that erroneous data be corrected (described in detail below). This includes making changes to the data as a result of a court of law dismissing or reducing a charge or finding the defendant if
