Crash accountability in CSA? Agency still waiting on report

A study that evaluates both the impact of implementing crash fault weighting into CSA scores and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s ability to implement such a system is still being reviewed by the agency and peers prior to its release, said an FMCSA official this week.

Tom Kelly, a field officer for the FMCSA, gave an update on some small changes in the works for agency’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program March 28 at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.

Though he didn’t say when the crash weighting report would be released, Kelly did say the agency will announce its next potential steps regarding crash accountability when the report is released.

The report seeks to answer three questions, Kelly said:

Kelly also gave an update on the progress of two rulemakings underway regarding CSA, saying for both CSA’s new Safety Measurement System website proposal and its proposed changes to the DataQs system, the agency is reviewing and considering public comment before crafting final rules for both.

Click here to read more about the proposed website changes from prior CCJ coverage. The website changes are designed to give a more clear picture of a carrier’s or driver’s SMS percentile rankings in the BASICs by more prominently displaying those that better correlate with crash risk, among other changes.