The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ("FMCSA") officially kicked-off CSA 2010 in November 2010. If you operate a trucks in your business beware....many assume that the the term "motor carrier" is only trucking companies. If so, you will be completely incorrect! CSA 2010 applies to all "
carriers with a USDOT number" engaged in the interstate commerce, no matter what kind of carrier you may have been the past (i.e., private carrier)! This new program will capture business operating trucks such as pest control companies, landscaping companies, welding companies all operating over the road. It also applies to Canadian and Mexican carriers who may travel on US highways. The FMCSA has over 500,000 carriers within the their databases ranging from the sole proprietorship operating a single CMV or the largest fleets, service delivery carriers and intermodal carriers. What makes all of them part of the CSA 2010 program? Each of them have a USDOT number.
The FMCSA will track, evaluate, and intervene with all motor carriers to enforce safety and the CSA 2010 program. Are you ready? If not, you should be!
Where to get help? Call the good folks at National Fleet Services LLC at 866-419-3812 or
www.NationalFleetServicesllc.com.