The current system uses gathered data found at the carrier’s location in all areas of compliance. Focused means that if you are deficient in any of the seven BASIC areas, the Federal Government will focus on the one area of non-compliance to improve this area and that a letter or non-Onsite intervention has not been accomplished. Comprehensive Onsite is the most similar to the current system and will focus on the carriers over all compliance.

The new rating system will change the current Safety Fitness Determination to a better monitored Safety Management System that will use immediate data gathered by roadside inspections as they occur, instead of acute and critical violations compiled and discovered during an Onsite Audit. The proposed change will be labeled as Fit, Marginal, or Unfit to operate.

Yes. Carrier information for the past 24 months will be transferred over for use. Driver information from the past 36 months will be used to develop a database on the driver.

The intervention program under CSA 2010 will consist of:

• Warning Letters

• Investigations:
  – Offsite Investigations
  – Onsite Investigations – Focused
  – Onsite Investigations – Comprehensive

• Follow up of corrective actions:
  – Cooperative Safety Plans
  – Notice of Violation
  – Notice of Claims (Fines)
  – Operations Out of Service Order