tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612540871956836614.post5723427750830450349..comments2023-06-21T06:39:49.871-04:00Comments on Alliance for Safe, Efficient and Competitive Truck Transportation (ASECTT): Guest Commentary: Key CSA Scores May Be Poor Indicators of Carrier SafetyASECTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404319294342364970noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612540871956836614.post-13336603270168977232012-01-18T11:50:20.043-05:002012-01-18T11:50:20.043-05:00The FMCSA and DOT have no jurisdiction over shippe...The FMCSA and DOT have no jurisdiction over shippers and consignees. They don't have the power to dictate loading and unloading times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612540871956836614.post-23770133568475714932011-12-14T17:22:43.063-05:002011-12-14T17:22:43.063-05:00Another component that FMCSA chooses not to measur...Another component that FMCSA chooses not to measure from a safety point of view the number of hours a truck sits at a pickup or drop point. The industry standard of two hours at either location very often turns out to be 4-6 hours without any detention pay. Those hours take away from driving hours meaning less money to pay bills at the end of the week or month. The owner operator or small company driver who is usually operating on earnings per mile or percentage of load is going to cheat some way to off set the potential loss of income. Thus potentially becoming a safety hazard. Some sort of regulation needs to be implemented on time limits for loading or unloading and the amount to be paid for time exceeding those limits. This could well reduce the number of accidents that are created by tired drivers. Lets face this issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612540871956836614.post-83294963989556652812011-07-18T11:51:46.766-04:002011-07-18T11:51:46.766-04:00Very Good information, although another component ...Very Good information, although another component that the FMCSA either can not or chooses not to measure is the actual fault of the accident. According to Lawcore.com "Twelve percent of all traffic fatalities in the United States are caused because of truck accidents. Tractor trailer truck accidents are especially dangerous. In such truck accidents, an alarming 98% of the time, the passengers or driver in the other vehicle is killed as opposed to people in the truck. <br /><br />But this does not indicate that the truck driver is mainly at fault in truck accidents. Contrary to popular belief, more than 75% of truck accidents are caused, not by the truck driver, but because of an error of the driver of other smaller vehicles involved in the crash."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com