DOT/CSA: Profiled in Safety

Learning objectives

• Define the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) program and describe its scope and purpose.
• Identify the tools CSA uses to accomplish its objectives.
• Describe the types and sources of Safety Measurement System (SMS) data used to categorize roadside violations into Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs).
• Identify the seven BASICs and describe the factors by which violations are weighted.
• Describe how CSA uses collected data to evaluate carriers using peer comparison and percentile ranking.
• Identify the factors used to determine the percentile ranking threshold of each BASIC at which a carrier becomes a candidate for intervention.
• Describe the purpose of the SMS website.
• Describe the purpose of an intervention and identify its three categories and types of intervention actions within each.
• Define and describe the Driver Safety Measurement System (DSMS).
• Describe the consequences of poor driver safety performance and “Red Flag” violations.
• Describe the purpose of the Pre-employment Screening Program (PSP).
• Identify practices drivers can use to maintain an ideal performance rating.

Course overview