Trucking CSA 2010 Big Money Maker for States
CSA 2010 money maker
The upcoming safety initiative for the trucking industry, CSA 2010 is beginning to show signs of becoming a big money maker for the States. According to a report received from a driver, a Georgia state officer was reported as saying that the State of Georgia is currently in the process of hiring and training 200 – 300 law enforcement officers that will perform DOT inspections on truck drivers when trucks are pulled over for any type of violation within the CSA 2010 safety analysis.
Due to the recession, many municipalities experienced cutting back on police officers and other law enforcement personnel due to city, county and state budgets. Thanks to the new safety plan for the trucking industry, it appears states are beginning to see a huge windfall of income. If this is true, Georgia and other states that will surely follow, must be looking at CSA 2010 as their means of a new plan for profit.
If the state of Georgia can come up with enough money to hire, train and pay for 200 – 300 more officers, then they must be looking at CSA 2010 on paying the bill. Of course, who will really be paying the bill are the truck drivers and the motor carriers.
Can you see the abuse of a new trucking safety plan taking place? You can come up with new safety initiatives and programs every day to help stop unsafe behavior, but you can never stop political greed.
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Tagged with: CSA 2010 • DOT inspections • Georgia • law enforcement officers • trucking
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Anyone who believes this Safety Blitz, DOT Checks , CSA and any other alphabet harassment agency is about , ahem .. ‘ Safety ‘ .. is not just fooling themselves, but a part of the problem in that they tolerate it.
We’re a Rolling Tax Base …. wise up and wave a center-digit to any empty suit in DC or your State who proposes any Reg that affects your wallet.
In ’01 the Exeter Twnsp. Fire Police had Route 422 east blocked with ‘ personal equipment ‘ funneling trucks into a shopping center parking lot for the Local and State DOT Nazi’s …. since that day, I refuse to donate to ANY Fire Company … I move aside for no Blue Lights …. Exeter Twnsp. screwed all Fire Depts. in my book.
And that Boys + Girls is the type of retribution/ mentality we all need to keep in mind … screw me, screw you back.
Here’s the CSA Methodology including points for each violation ( need to scroll down to page 79 )
http://csa2010.fmcsa.dot.gov/Documents/SMSMethodology.pdf
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