transportation safety assessments commodor e. hall, cds isri transportation safety manager...
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Transportation Safety Assessments
Commodor E. Hall, CDSISRI Transportation Safety Manager
3.4 Million CMV Inspections Annually
500,000 Are Placed Out-of-Service
130,000 DOT Crashes Per Year
4,200 Fatalities Per Year
Scrap & RecyclingIndustry Fatalities
20 to 25% are Truck Related
Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (1975 - 2008)
MAP – 21, $105 Billion2013 – 2014
CSA Seven Basics
Unsafe Driving — (FMCSR Parts 392 and 397) 65
Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance — (FMCSR Parts 392 and 395)
65
Driver Fitness — (FMCSR Parts 383 and 391) 80
Controlled Substances/Alcohol — (FMCSR Parts 382 and 392) 80
Hazardous Materials — (FMCSR Part 397 and HM Parts) 80
Crash Indicator — DOT Crashes, >1.5 ACC. PMM, >1.7 SHORT-
HAUL
Vehicle Maintenance — (FMCSR Parts 392, 393 and
396) 80
CSA Intervention Statistics
40,944 Alert Notices in 2011
Average Alert Notices Annually 27,000
Average Compliance Reviews Annually 13,000
Average Full Compliance Reviews Annually 2,800
Leading Defect Indicators
How Can Motor Carriers Improve?
1. Educate drivers
2. Provide maintenance with tools and knowledge
3. Repair defects promptly
4. Train drivers and customers to load cargo properly
5. Know the violations related to vehicle maintenance
6. Monitor CSA performance and assess nature of the
problems
7. Ensure consistent PM’s
8. Maintain records as required
