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The Truck Crash Indicator BASIC

Nov 15, 2022 11:15:05 AM / by Mike Riegel posted in Safety, FMCSA, DOT

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The Crash Indicator Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) is one of seven categories that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uses to determine how a motor carrier ranks relative to other carriers with a similar number of safety events (i.e., inspections, violations, or crashes). This is used to determine a carrier's CSA score.

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The Hazardous Materials BASIC

Nov 2, 2022 3:05:08 PM / by Mike Riegel posted in Safety, Fines, FMCSA, DOT

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The Hazardous Materials Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) is one of seven categories that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uses to determine how a motor carrier ranks relative to other carriers with a similar number of safety events (i.e., inspections, violations, or crashes). This is used to determine a carrier's CSA score.

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The Controlled Substance and Alcohol BASIC

Nov 2, 2022 12:51:02 PM / by Mike Riegel posted in Safety, Fines, FMCSA, DOT

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The Controlled Substance and Alcohol Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) is one of seven categories that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uses to determine how a motor carrier ranks relative to other carriers with a similar number of safety events (i.e., inspections, violations, or crashes). This is used to determine a carrier's CSA score.

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The Driver Fitness Violations BASIC

Nov 1, 2022 11:40:31 AM / by Mike Riegel posted in Safety, Fitness, FMCSA

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The Driver Fitness Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) is one of seven categories that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uses to determine how a motor carrier ranks relative to other carriers with a similar number of safety events (i.e., inspections, violations, or crashes). This is used to determine a carrier's CSA score.

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Everything About the ELD Mandate and ELD Exemptions

Oct 25, 2022 3:37:32 PM / by Mike Riegel posted in ELDs, Logbook, FMCSA

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The ELD mandate was introduced in December 2017, requiring all commercial motor vehicles to keep their Hours of Service (HOS) logs electronically. This was a huge shift from the old way of keeping track of HOS logs using paper logbooks. Years into the ELD mandate, there is still some confusion on what it is, who is exempt, what is required to be collected, and what restrictions are placed on manufactures.

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