GAO issues report critical of DOD’s reliance on CSA Scores for carrier selection

GAO has recently issued the results of its study of the Department of Defense's transportation of hazardous materials which found a number of problems. Of particular interest is language in the report which calls into question DOD's use of carrier's CSA scores to determine whether the carrier is eligible to haul transportation protective service freight. Clearly GAO has connected the dots and bases its finding that CSA scores should not be used by government shippers based upon its recent conclusion that CSA scores should not be used to draw conclusions about a carrier's safety condition. Click here for the full report.

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

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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.