Finally a informative channel

Very good content in explaining a fairly complex system. Score this as an A+ on quality of content..

Great video man. Love the way you explain this complicated DOT stuff.

@Trucksafe

Жыл бұрын

No worries. Thanks for watching!

Great information!

Thank you for the detailed info!

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to do it! Let us know if there are any other regulatory topics you’d like to see addressed!

Great material!

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for sharing.

@Trucksafe

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

So just got 3 warnings 1 brake light out 1 turn signal out 1 lane restriction violation I'm figuring that adds up to 45 csa points and exactly how bad is that? Cause it doesn't sound great. Just wondering if I'm going to be looking for a different career on Monday when my company sees it... 6 years with multiple clean inspections and 0 accidents.

Hey I got a violation 393.55 abs light on. I’m a company driver does that go on my record also? If so would you recommend I go to court and tell them I had it fixed to possibly have it removed from my record?

Can you explain the time weight for dummies I have absolutely no clue I have violations that say 3 I mean is it dropping to 2 after 6mo then 0 after 24?

Quick question so I checked mined and it says it has 24 points of unsafe road side performance is that bad ? How can I fix this

How many point is 396.17c not having a new inspection sticker and expired inspection papers for my trailer. How bad is it ?

Great video I completely understand now I’m at 25 percent so I’m doing 25 percent worst then my competition in which it’s my owner op that got my score this high how do I let fmcsa know that they can no longer run under my authority

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

There’s no great way to do this. If you’ve terminated him and he’s still trying to operate under your USDOT number and incurring violations, you’ll have to challenge those through the DataQs system and provide evidence of the termination.

@freightlinerking507

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trucksafe ok thx

So do you only get a violation if you get pulled over and they see it? I violated my 30 minute because my tablet said I was good to go and then gave me a violation as soon as I moved.

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

Correct. Only violations that are written up by an officer during a roadside inspection or a DOT audit filter into the system.

I got a violation 3 days ago 393.9 and 393.45 this is a first DOT inspection I never had before and my CSA score is 30 .. So this score is a big problem or not ? how can I take it out of my records if I wanna work with another company and they see my score ?

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

The only way to get violations taken off is either organically over time (they call off on their own after 24 months) or by filing a DataQs appeal if you have a good basis to dispute the violations.

Can I challenge a ELD not being sent to the dot officer when in offline mode but he didn’t want me to connect the phone where the keep trucking app is on to the hotspot for it to be online mode to be sent.. he gave me a violation for ELD not being able to send in offline mode

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

No harm in trying. DataQ is the place to try.

I am a company driver. How can I know my CSA score and if there is anyway to clean that record?. Great channel!

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

Drivers don’t have CSA scores per se. But you can check your CSA violations through the FMCSA’s PSP program here: www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov/psp/applicant/1

@donquijote185

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trucksafe thanks!

My driver got 91% and we got suspended from the company we work with. I been trying to see how can I bring those percentiles down but its really complicated and hard to understand. What can I do?

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

Really the only way to bring driver scores down is for them to have clean inspections or to challenge erroneous violations through the DataQs system. Check out our most recent video on the PSP program for details.

DOT gave our driver 3 OOS 2 395.8(e)(1) and one 395.8(a) how does this weigh ? All three were out of service.

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

395.8(e) violations have a severity weight of 7, plus an additional 2 for OOS. So 9 points for each of those. 395.8(a) has a severity weight of 5 plus 2 for OOS, so a total of 7. 9+9+7=a total severity weight of 25. Multiply that by a time weight of 3 and you get a total of 75 points for this one inspection.

@ashgabatllc5246

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trucksafe how do I calculate my percentage ? I’ve had 3 inspections prior with no violations. The TiW is 6 currently. Is it 75/6? Will this meet the threshold for the HOS category? Thank you for helping me understand more about CSA

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

You can’t really calculate your percentage on your own because it depends on the performance of your peers. But you can look up your percentile score on your SMS account.

I got violations three of them says Section 393.95a Section 393.9a Section 393.9a Vehicle is in good shape but he wanted to give some violations on my company such a jackass officer , he couldn’t find Major issue but he wanted to give some violation. Can you explain is this a major issue to csa record

Brandon, You have a nice voice you should try work for animation movie companies Such as Pixar as a voiceover character.

I got a written warning 393.11 said turn signal not amber, My only inspection ever how bad is it.

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

Only 3 points (out of 10) on the severity weight scale, so not too bad

I lease a budget truck for the first time for my business and got a out of service for the first time due to brake lights not working and abs light on the dash. Is not my truck and it happen while driving. What will be my percentage for first time fail Inspection??

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

If it’s your only violation, you probably won’t have a CSA score yet. Typically it takes at least 5 inspections with violations before you get a score. That said, this will impact your out of service percentage which is another metric that FMCSA, shippers, brokers, and insurers consider.

@FelixxDaily

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trucksafe due to your expertise and me being new What percentage you think ill fall in?. Would it be 65 percent or more?. Im new here and some od the things I learn was watching your videos

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

Your out of service rate is simply a calculation of how many of your roadside inspections have resulted in your driver or vehicle being placed out of service. So if this is your one and only inspection, your out of service rate would be 100%. So it depends on how many inspections you’ve had.

@FelixxDaily

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trucksafe my last and only question. Hopefully you can answer. Im currently doing Amazon relay at the moment. Will they suspend my account knowing that they check your csa score on what we talk about or will it take more then that for them to suspend me?

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not familiar with their KPIs and metrics, so cant comment on that.

So I got violations 395.8(a)1 395.8 395.8(f)(1) how many points is that ?

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

The 395.8(a)(1) is 5 points, 395.8 is 1 point, and 395.8(f)(1) is 5 points. Those get multiple by a time weight depending on how recently they occurred.

@dejamcgee3896

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trucksafe I just got the violations 3 days ago

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

Ok. They won’t show up in the system until next month

How long does it take for the violations to disappear from an account?

@Trucksafe

Жыл бұрын

Violations decline in weight over time and disappear completely after 24 months.

Insurance company won't insure me because of a mailing address I used previously but never live at but is showing on my cab score. Trying to get PA insurance and they think I live in NJ because of this but I don't. How do I fix this?

@Trucksafe

Жыл бұрын

What address do you have on file with FMCSA?

@chrisdolinish4845

Жыл бұрын

@@Trucksafe I had my address in PA as my address and NJ as mailing address. However i changed it on fmcsa over the weekend so both are pa address and I'm still getting rejected

@Trucksafe

Жыл бұрын

Nothing you can really do then except get the message through to the insurers. Are you using a broker?

@chrisdolinish4845

Жыл бұрын

@@Trucksafe I am, don't know what to do if I can't get insurance I'm screwed. I'll go out of buisiness and lose everything

@Trucksafe

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like your broker isn’t advocating strongly enough for you. May need to switch it up.

& will it be hard to get a job with log book violations ? I didn’t have to pay anything & didn’t get taken to court

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

Just depends on how much weight prospective carriers put on prior violations

@dejamcgee3896

2 жыл бұрын

Those are my only violations

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

If you have a good basis to challenge them, you could file a DataQ appeal to try and get them removed from your profile

Are there fines for dot violations ?

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

There certainly can be if the agency chooses to bring an enforcement case against a carrier. This most often occurs when patterns of violations are discovered in audits. The penalty amounts vary depending on severity, prior violations, etc.

Will a violation affect the insurance with a company I want to work for ?

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

One cumulative effect of roadside inspection violations could be increased insurance premiums.

@dejamcgee3896

2 жыл бұрын

Even if I didn’t get fined for the violations ? I already work for the company. I got the violations over a month ago & I just got hired & working another company now. They didn’t say anything about it. Will they eventually mention anything ?

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

It would only impact your current carrier if you got the violation while operating under its USDOT #.

@dejamcgee3896

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trucksafe ok good. So my insurance won’t be high if I go to another company ?

Is my driver license good

How many points is 392.82A warning

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a 10-pointer

What is the difference between the DOT and the FMCSA?

@Trucksafe

Ай бұрын

FMCSA is a sub-agency of the DOT, along with others like the FAA, NHTSA, PHMSA, FRA, and FTA.

@jaybartgis5148

Ай бұрын

@@Trucksafe how is Pete Buttigieg, a federal employee the secretary of the federal dot if all the DOT cops under him work for the state? Is the "tennesee dot" or "california dot" state or federal?

I just got a violation 395.8 (e) (1)

How would they know if you are operating a vehicle out of service ? what if you had to drive vehicle? Get fix and it took you two days to get home And fix it

@Trucksafe

Жыл бұрын

Once the vehicle is placed out of service, it can’t move until the problem is fixed. This means either getting it towed or having a mobile repair unit come out. OOS violations are uploaded to a national database, so if you get pulled over again after an OOS violation, the officer would have access to that fact.

So it doesn’t really affect the driver as much just the carrier???

@Trucksafe

10 ай бұрын

Depends on the violation, but it could impact both. The carrier’s SMS account and the driver’s PSP record.

@444podcast3

10 ай бұрын

@@Trucksafe it was 396.17 c

@Trucksafe

10 ай бұрын

For now, that violation will land on the carrier and driver. But the agency has proposed revisions to SMS that could eventually only place that on the carrier. But those changes won’t go live for a while.

@444podcast3

10 ай бұрын

Ok lol one more question I just got a new job that I haven’t started yet I start it in two weeks I receive this violation while waiting on my two weeks with my old company. Should I tell my new company about it even though it’s technically not a ticket???

Noce

IDOT - IOWA are tuff as cobbs.

🤔 A couple days ago I got an inspection "warning" for having my cell phone in my right hand while driving my box truck. ×I have a chauffeur's license no CDL license needed to drive the box truck.. After doing my research and watching videos like this here I thought the cop was giving me a break, but now I'm realizing it was basically reaming me! 🤯 I'm an idiot that's said "thank you officer I appreciate" not realizing he was probably laughing inside!😡

Wha

393.9 is that a serious violation?

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the type of light. If it’s a clearance light, it’s a 2 point (out of 10) violation. Head or tail light is a 6 pointer.

@fivestar000

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trucksafe reverse light improbable

@Trucksafe

2 жыл бұрын

6 points

@fivestar000

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trucksafe 🤦‍♂️

I got 6 points for missing a hood latch

Get to the POINT