The Government Accountability Office has weighed in on the The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s CSA (Compliance, Safety, Accountability) safety enforcement program.
The ATA (American Trucking Association) seems to feel that the GAO discoveries reinforce the complaints that they have been screaming about for some time now. I think the ATA likes the findings primarily because they think it will help their efforts to have the SMS scores removed for the public's eye. I don't think that will ever happen.
I think these finding may lead to some other long term changes. So , let's review.
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