(I used this picture in Overzealous Windshield Wipers)CSA 2010 won't be fully implemented until 2011, according to a NOTICE issued by the FMCSA on April 9, 2010:
"FMCSA had originally planned to roll out CSA 2010 beginning in the summer of 2010. However, the Agency has received valuable feedback ... also gained valuable knowledge from its operational model test, involving nine States, which began in early 2008 and concludes in June 2010. ... This will enable the Agency to incorporate comments and lessons learned into the CSA 2010 model prior to national rollout. (I'm breaking this up into paragraphs myself)
Therefore, on November 30, 2010, FMCSA is planning on: (1) Replacing its current measurement system, SafeStat, with CSMS, (2) sending warning letters nationwide, and (3) implementing a revised nationwide Inspection Selection System for roadside inspectors that will be based on CSMS rather than SafeStat.
The nine states currently operating in the operational model test will carry out the full array of CSA 2010 interventions after the test concludes in June 2010. These States are Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, and New Jersey.
For the remaining 41 States the new CSA 2010 interventions will be phased in during 2011. While the SFD rulemaking is in process, the Agency will continue to issue safety ratings in accordance with 49 CFR part 385-- Safety Fitness Procedures."
In other CSA 2010 news, I received a reply to the email note I sent to AskTheTrucker:
"Hi Sherry:
We are still trying to work out time and date with the FMCSA. Donna will be talking with them today, in fact. Trying to get everyone together around schedules can be trying some times. Once the time and date is in place, we will be posting the show on our BTR page.
We do have a show on the 15th which will be discussing CSA 2010 and the effects that it is already having on drivers, such as yourself. Feel free to call in and tell your story ... I can assure you that the FMCSA will be listening. Here's the show link:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/truthabouttrucking/2010/04/15/truck-drivers-feeling-effects-of-csa-2010
Would enjoy having you call-in ....
Allen"
And finally, I sent the following email to the address listed in CSA 2010 - How Drivers Can Obtain Their FMCSA Data, but with the current delays, I'm considering sending a fax, and a letter by snail mail:
