Trucking Operation Management is a very rewarding profession; however, it can also be very stressful. Between your CSA Score Management and the growth of your business, it can be hard to monitor, address and avoid FMCSA reportable crashes. Of course, there needs to be a focus on your company’s CDL Truck Driver Hiring and CDL Driver Training always helps however; one of the best ways to show the FMCSA that you are focused on limiting crashed is to have a CSA Compliance Consultant. That is where CDL Consultants come in. CDL Consultants Trucking Compliance Experts work with the FMCSA to help carriers with CDL Citation Defense, CSA Score Reduction, CSA Score Management and even DOT Roadside Inspections, including crashes. With CDL Consultants’ Compliance Management Software and Trucking Compliance Experts you can begin to manage and reduce your CRASH BASIC and even your crash rate.
Did you know?
What exactly is an FMCSA recordable Crash?
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations define a reportable "crash" and “accident” as an occurrence involving a commercial motor vehicle in interstate or intrastate commerce in which:
• A vehicle was towed from the scene;
• A fatality occurred; or
• A person was injured and required immediate medical treatment away from the crash scene.
Avoiding Crashes are not the only thing to focus on however. The FMCSA requires meticulous record keeping in order staying compliant. CDL360 has a Compliance Management Software that can house everything from your crash report to your accident register, thus helping your all around FMCSA Compliance Management.
Maybe you are asking, why should I focus so much of my time of my company’s crashes and avoiding them? Below is a list of direct and indirect costs and company can pay due to a crash…
Direct – Cargo Damage, Vehicle Damage, Lost Clients/Customers/Sales, Salaries paid to employees involved in crash while recovering.
Indirect – Medical Costs, Loss of Revenue, Administrative costs, Police Reports, Effect on Inusrance, Towing costs, Storage of damaged vehicle, Lost time at work, Cost to hire/train replacement employees, Supervisor’s time, Loss of personal property, Replacement Vehicle rental, Damaged equipment downtime, Accident reporting, DOT Fines for Non-Compliance and much more.
CDL360’s Trucking Compliance experts and CSA Compliance Consultants can help you reduce crashes by helping implement countermeasures to your company to avoid the crash from happening in the first place.
When a company goes through a DOT Compliance Audit, DOT Safety Audit or New Entrant Audit, one of the first things the FMCSA will look in to is a carrier’s crash rate. Don’t let misunderstanding or confusion is the thing that affects your crash rate in a negative way. Let CDL360 and their CSA Compliance Consultants handle all of your crash concerns.