Wednesday, June 27, 2012

The Luck of the Draw, Branding and the Law of Large Numbers


In explaining SMS methodology to the TIA in June, Associate Administer Bill Quaid stated something on which we can all agree:
“There is no reason not to use an unrated carrier just because they have no score.  They’ve done nothing to trigger an audit and they aren’t on our radar screen for safety problems.  I would have no problem in using them.”

Monday, June 25, 2012

"SMS BASIC Scores are Not Valid Predictors of Crash Frequency" by Inam Iyoob, PhD Director of Engineering, Transplace


SMS BASIC Scores are Not Valid Predictors of Crash Frequency
Inam Iyoob, PhD
Director of Engineering, Transplace


I am the Director of Engineering for Transplace and am a data analyst and mathematical expert with a PhD in Engineering from the University of Arkansas and a Masters in Engineering degree from Oklahoma State University. I have 12 years of work experience with Transplace. 

Friday, June 8, 2012

Re-Regulation in the Name of Safety – Why SMS Methodology Threatens Shippers and Brokers and is Not Fit for Use

This PowerPoint is a portion of a presentation entitled, “The Road Ahead: Restricted Capacity and Re-Regulation of Interstate Trucking in the Name of Health and Safety” to the National Confectioners’ Logistics Council (NCLC) on June 11 by Henry Seaton.

Friday, June 1, 2012

A Call for Action to Shippers & Brokers


Please click here for a two page summary of advice which was released by the FMCSA on May 16.  This guidance repudiates the effectiveness of the Agency’s ultimate safety fitness determination required by statute.  Without rulemaking it raises SMS methodology to coequal status with the Agency’s fitness finding.  See https://csa.fmcsa.dot.gov/resources.aspx?locationid=115

CSA saga takes unusual twist as industry attacks FMCSA's "guidance" on safety measurement data – DC Velocity

CSA saga takes unusual twist as industry attacks FMCSA's "guidance" on safety measurement data – DC Velocity