See the article by: Tom Sanderson on LogisticsMgmt.com
"The CSA/SMS methodology and measurement system is fatally flawed. Only a small fraction of carriers are measured, and of those that are, an astonishing 56 percent are deemed to warrant further intervention because of high scores. With highway accidents at an all-time low and improving steadily, how can more than half of all carriers measured require further scrutiny?"
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/guest_commentary_fmcsa_data_on_csa_sms_proves_the_scores_cannot_be_used_by/
ASECTT is a group of shippers, carriers, brokers, and other interested parties that has been formed to alert the shipping community of the impact of CSA on capacity, competition and liability. Please join ASECTT in our mission. Stay tuned for the latest news in "Media Coverage" below.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
FMCSA refuses ATA request to scrub clearly non-preventable accidents from SMS scores
Considering the agency's reluctances to simply scrub data which charges carriers with accidents which aren't their faults, is this further proof that SMS methodology is fundamentally flawed?
http://www.truckinginfo.com/ news/news-detail.asp?news_id= 76326&news_category_id=3
http://www.truckinginfo.com/
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Friday, March 9, 2012
James R. Edwards Jr., ASECTT Legislative Strategist
Everybody in transportation strongly supports safety. That’s not the issue. The issues are how regulators measure carrier safety and go about trying to improve safety. CSA fails on both counts.
http://www.humanevents.com/ article.php?id=50048
http://www.humanevents.com/
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
ASECTT Legislative Summary: Small Business Administration Roundtable and Congressional Visits
On February 14 and 15, approximately a dozen ASECTT members were in Washington. On the 14th a meeting was held at the Small Business Administration with members of the FMCSA and various stakeholders. The following day, ASECTT representatives visited with approximately two dozen Congressmen, Senators or staffers to explain the problems with CSA/SMS methodology and to seek Congressional oversight in light of the pending highway reauthorization legislation.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Important article by Brent Primus "Logistics and the Law: CSA/SMS—Shippers, take action!"
See below for the article by Brent Primus for Logistics Management on the unintended effect of increasing shippers’ exposure to vicarious liability.
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/logistics_and_the_law_csa_sms--_shippers_take_action
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/logistics_and_the_law_csa_sms--_shippers_take_action
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Shippers,
Vicarious Liability
Why SMS methodology is not the law and should not become the law
In order to make a substantial change in existing regulations, an administrative agency is required to go through “rulemaking”. Under the Administrative Procedure Act, this requires the issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, giving everyone in the industry an opportunity to make comments which then must be considered by the Agency before a final rule can be issued. This Administrative Procedure Act requirement has ancillary statutes including the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Paperwork Reduction Act in particular, which require the Agency to consider the effect of any proposed rule on private industry and small carriers in particular. In addition, the National Transportation Policy which is a transportation statute, requires the FMCSA to consider the effect of any proposed rule on efficiency, competition and small businesses. The Agency has failed to comply with these Acts.
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