What is CSA Score?
CSA (Compliance, Safety, Accountability) is FMCSA's program for measuring carrier safety. Its Safety Measurement System groups data into seven Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories, or BASICs: Unsafe Driving, Crash Indicator, Hours-of-Service Compliance, Vehicle Maintenance, Controlled Substances and Alcohol, Hazardous Materials Compliance, and Driver Fitness. Data from the past 24 months is weighted by severity and recency, then ranked against similar carriers, and a higher percentile means a worse record. FMCSA uses the ranks to decide whom to look at, and customers and insurers may check them too. Clean logs, DVIRs and maintenance records reduce the violations that feed the Hours-of-Service and Vehicle Maintenance categories.
Key facts
- Seven categories show where your violations come from
- A higher percentile means a worse record, so lower is better
- Data fades out of the score after 24 months
- Customers and insurers may check your scores before working with you
