June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010 Overview and Oversize/Overweight Discussion June

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Presentation Agenda Brief Summary of CSA 2010 New Operational Model: Measurement System and Interventions Oversize/Overweight Violations and Impact to Carriers 2

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration CSA 2010 Overview: The Safety Challenge FMCSA’s Safety Challenge: A growing carrier population and stable/unchanging FMCSA resources call for a more efficient and effective program The response: CSA 2010! CSA 2010 a pro-active safety program based on a scientific model, which Promotes accountability and strong enforcement as top priorities Extends FMCSA’s reach to more carriers and drivers with safety problems Improves FMCSA’s ability to identify safety problems earlier through better use of data 3

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration CSA 2010 Overview: How Does CSA 2010 Work? New Safety Measurement System (SMS) –Improved ability to identify and target demonstrated safety problems Broad array of interventions –Introduces some new tools that are less time consuming than CRs –Allows investigators to contact more carriers –Shifts investigator focus from not only “what” but “why” –Provides information to guide carriers to fix safety problems before crashes occur CSA 2010 test and implementation –Being tested in 6 states, including Missouri, where 50% of the carrier population is covered –Full implementation scheduled for summer

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration CSA 2010 Overview: Measurement BASICs Measure carrier and driver performance using Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs): Unsafe Driving Fatigued Driving Driver Fitness Controlled Substances/Alcohol Vehicle Maintenance Improper Loading/Cargo Crash Indicator 5

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration CSA 2010 Overview: Major Changes Today’s Measurement SystemCSA 2010 SMS Organized by broad Safety Evaluation Areas (SEA) Organized by specific Behavior Analysis Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Identifies carrier for one-size-fits-all compliance review (CR) regardless of area to be improved Identifies carriers for different levels of investigations based on specific safety issues Weighs all Out-of-Service (OOS) and acute/critical violations equally Uses risk-based weightings to incorporate links to crash causation Assesses carriers onlyAssesses carriers and drivers Uses only OOS and acute/critical violationsUses all roadside data 6

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration New Op-model: Intervention Toolbox CSA 2010’s Comprehensive Intervention Process provides more tools to reach more carriers and compel safety compliance before crashes occur. Warning Letters Investigations –On-site comprehensive investigations (enhanced compliance review) –On-site focused investigations –Off-site investigations Follow-on corrective actions –Out-of-Service (OOS) orders –Notice of Violation –Notice of Claim –Cooperative Safety Plan 7

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration New Op-model: Intervention Toolbox Benefits Today’s ModelCSA 2010 Interventions One tool; one-size-fits-allSet of tools to use based on carriers’ safety problems Broad examination of carrier; audit approach Ability to focus on carrier’s specific safety problems Focuses on broad compliance based on rigid set of acute/critical violations Focuses on improving behaviors that are linked to crash causation Very resource intensiveLess resource intensive for agency and less time consuming for carrier One-size-fits-all approach regardless of level of safety deficiency New approach to investigating and contacting carriers Less carriers contactedMore carriers contacted Discover what safety problem is and issue a fine Discover and address why carrier has a safety problem 8

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration New Op-model: Intervention Process Overview The Intervention Process is focused on the What, Why, and How What is the violation? What Safety Management Process is broken/ missing? Why is the Process breaking down? How can the carrier best address these process breakdowns? 9

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration New Op-model: Intervention Process Step 1 Step 1: Examine Measurement data that contributed to deficient Cargo Securement/Improper Loading BASIC 10

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration New Op-model: Intervention Process Step 2 Step 2: Diagnose the safety issue through questioning, discussion and collaborative problem solving 11

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration New Op-model: Intervention Process Step 3 Step 3: Share information with the carrier about the Safety Management Cycle with safety improvement practices that are appropriate to the given carrier’s safety issue; this step may be followed by enforcement action or other follow on intervention 12

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Oversize/Overweight Under CSA 2010 Oversize and overweight violations are included in SMS and therefore could result in a carrier investigation –In SafetStat 392.2W violations were only used if they were OOS. This was less than 1% of the time. –Since October in Missouri 27 carriers were investigated with Cargo BASIC deficiencies Of these 7 were only deficient in the Cargo BASIC 13

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Oversize/Overweight Violations Size & weight violations (392.2W) in SMS Used in calculating Improper Loading/Cargo Securement BASIC Are influential in determining problems for the BASIC: –Severity weight of “7” on 1 to 10 Scale –Constitutes over 40% of all violations cited within Improper Loading/Cargo Securement BASIC 14

June 2009 | U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Re-Cap of Key Points CSA 2010 is pro-active in improving enforcement efficiencies and protecting lives. –Using roadside inspection results and crash reports, FMCSA will identify safety problems and will contact more carriers earlier. –Every inspection counts. –OS/OW violations will put carriers on FMCSA’s radar. For more information visit: 15