FMCSA unveils new safety compliance resources for drivers and motor carriers

As part of its efforts to build a nationwide commitment to safety, FMCSA continues to make information about safety compliance easy to access and understand for all of its stakeholders. FMCSA encourages everyone to learn to improve their safety records and Get Road Smart about the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program.

Six new factsheets are available as part of its Get Road Smart Q&A series, with simple, easy-to-understand answers to drivers’ and motor carriers’ most common questions about CSA—along with updated industry and driver presentations.

Get Road Smart Q&A Series of Factsheets

• What is CSA—and how does it affect me?
• I got a warning letter—what do I do?
• What happens if I don’t improve my safety performance and compliance?
• What are the differences between a BASIC percentile, a safety rating, and a “score”?
• FMCSA data: Just the facts for drivers
• I had a citation associated with a roadside violation dismissed in a judicial proceeding—can I change my safety rating?

What Is CSA? Industry Overview Presentations

• Get Road Smart: Drivers and the CSA program
• Get Road Smart: Motor carriers and the CSA program

Find these new educational materials in our Driver Safety Education Center and our Motor Carrier Resource Center. Visit the CSA Website for these materials and more, and you can also subscribe to stay up-to-date on the CSA program.

More than five million truck and bus drivers share the road with more than 250 million motorists. With stakes so high it’s essential that everyone Get Road Smart. Lives—and livelihoods—depend on it.