Wow...just looked up Fedex Freight CSA stats on the FMCSA site. Does anyone else find it to be unacceptable that 11.6% of our equipment is put out of service on roadside inspections?
Not at all. Have you ever taken a look at a P trailer?
I also feel that 11% is an unacceptable number. I don't care what other companies are doing. If the CHP knew our numbers were that high, Fedex Freight would be there cash cow at the California inspection stations. What if one of our shinny wheel drivers has a set of our trailers that is D/L at the scales. Do you think he's going to wait around for them to get fixed? If we are at 11% now with our new and improved maintenance program, its only going to go up from here. TP
I find it to be very troublesome that 11% of our equipments get put out of service by inspectors. That means 2 of the 10 (10 sets = 20 pups) trips a driver makes in a week could result in an out of service?
Do your pre-trip. You can't be put out of service for a violation if there isn't one. These numbers only reflect the quality of drivers and the pre-trips they do.
OR what YOU are willing to run with to stay on schedule,,,,,,,,,,,Just Sayin.......
It also reflects the quality of post trips.
I just sat in a seminar about CSA. There IS a points system for the driver, it can only be seen by the DOT inspector, it helps them decide on how hard they wanna look at you. Also had a safety rep there from a big company. He pretty much said the PSP report was gonna be more important than the state DMV report as it pertains to hiring cause, they can tell so much more from it. So, you can dismiss it all you want but, you better know what's on it and dispute it if it's wrong. One example they gave: a guy had a tire blowout, DOT pulled up and decided to do an inspection, he put the truck OOS for a flat tire...DUH....but the kicker was, he entered it as a post crash inspection, which it wasn't. YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT IS ON YOUR REPORT!!!!I give up. You guys want to make something out of nothing go ahead. PSP has been around for a long time. They track crashes and serious inspection violations. I don't think marker lights fall under serious. Motor carriers use your DMV record for screening. In my state road side inspection violations due not show in a DMV report.
It's been pointed out states issue and revoke commercial licenses. Your license can only be revoked according to the laws of that state.
These CSA2010 points you guys are worried about have no effect on your license, unless your state legislature some how adapts the CSA point system into the state point system. I don't see that happening.
This thread was about fixing marker lights. It's been pointed out that in some locations the policy is being misinterpreted. If the shop can't fix it in 15 min you swap equipment. Under no circumstances are you required to leave the yard with any violations of the law.
The whole thread is about nothing.
Drivers, you need to go to the official site for csa2010 and get the facts. Your over reacting as to how it effects you as a driver. Go here and get the facts
Motor Carriers & Drivers
In the perfect world, you hook up your set, do your pretrip, leave your spoke terminal heading to a hub. You do your post trip, check with dispatch, and turn in your paperwork. You spot your trailers, then check back with dispatch to get your new assignment. You hook up your set, do your pretrip, fill out your paperwork, hit the computer, and your out the gate in 30 minutes. Lots of luck with all that happening in 30 minutes. In the real world, there is no room to park your set. You run to dispatch and wait in line for a computer and then on information what to do with your trailers. Post trip, that's not going to happen. You spot your trailers, then search for your new trailers. They are never where they are supposed to be. Hook up your set, bang the tires, cross your fingers, and run to the computer. Your out the gate in about 1.10 Paperwork, you'll catch up with that down the road, while your trying to make up the time you lost at the hub that you only got paid 30 minutes for your D&H. Your run requires you to average 58.5 miles and hour to be on time, and your in a state that has a 55 mph truck speed limit. Lunch consist for a microwave hotdog and a coke that you eat while doing your paperwork in your truck. Now its hammer down to your destination. Your in a state that has a 75 mile and hour speed limit for trucks, and your truck only runs 65. You arrive at your destination, turn in your paperwork, spot your trailers, and hit the computer. Your 15 minutes late because coming into town you spent an hour doing the last 20 miles do to traffic. Welcome to trailer trucking in the big city and the real world. TP
sharpshooter said:I just sat in a seminar about CSA. There IS a points system for the driver, it can only be seen by the DOT inspector, it helps them decide on how hard they wanna look at you. Also had a safety rep there from a big company. He pretty much said the PSP report was gonna be more important than the state DMV report as it pertains to hiring cause, they can tell so much more from it. So, you can dismiss it all you want but, you better know what's on it and dispute it if it's wrong. One example they gave: a guy had a tire blowout, DOT pulled up and decided to do an inspection, he put the truck OOS for a flat tire...DUH....but the kicker was, he entered it as a post crash inspection, which it wasn't. YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT IS ON YOUR REPORT!!!!