* DC - Coalition pushes Congress to block FMCSA rating proposal: "... continues to use questionable data" ...
-- A coalition of small-business groups continues to press Congress about the use of questionable data in the new plan to determine if a trucking company is too unsafe to operate... About the proposed revision to the Safety Fitness Determination (SFD) rule, the groups argue that the SFD proposal violates provisions in the new highway bill, or FAST Act, passed late last year... Under the proposal, roadside inspection data does indeed play a more significant role in determining if a carrier is to be officially deemed “unfit” to operate. Essentially, a truck operator can be shut down if roadside inspection results fall below specific minimum standards. The ratings under the proposal would be updated monthly. Currently, a safety fitness determination cannot be issued without an on-site investigation by government representatives... FMCSA has emphasized that the proposal “incorporates rigorous data sufficiency standards” and would require that a significant pattern of non-compliance be documented in order for a carrier to fail a BASIC...
Washington, DC, USA - Fleet Owner, by Kevin Jones - Feb 4, 2016Labels: truckers complaints, trucking industry news USA
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