Watching your
scores so you don't have to.
CSA score monitoring, incident response, and drug & alcohol program management — handled continuously, nationwide, not just when a letter shows up in the mail.
What your safety program covers
The parts of DOT safety compliance most carriers only think about after an audit.
CSA score monitoring
Regular review of your CSA BASIC scores with a plan to bring down anything trending the wrong way.
Incident response
A clear process for accidents and incidents, from first call to documentation.
Drug & alcohol program
Random testing pool management and program administration handled to FMCSA standard.
Driver qualification files
DQ files kept current — medical cards, MVRs, and annual reviews on schedule.
Roadside inspection review
Every inspection reviewed for patterns before they become a CSA problem.
Policy documentation
Written safety policies your carrier can point to if a broker or insurer asks.
What actually goes into a CSA score
CSA stands for Compliance, Safety, Accountability — the FMCSA's data-driven program for tracking carrier safety performance. It pulls from roadside inspections, violations, and crash data over a rolling two-year window, then scores your carrier from 0 to 100 in seven categories called BASICs (Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories). Lower is better.
Your score in each BASIC is compared against carriers of similar size, so a single bad inspection can move the needle more than it would for a larger fleet. That's part of why small carriers often see scores swing more than they expect from what feels like one isolated event.
A poor score in any BASIC can trigger increased roadside inspections, DOT intervention, higher insurance premiums, and brokers passing on your trucks in favor of a carrier with a cleaner record. It doesn't directly determine your safety rating, but it heavily influences who gets to see it and how it gets read.
- Unsafe DrivingBASIC 1
- Hours-of-Service ComplianceBASIC 2
- Driver FitnessBASIC 3
- Controlled Substances / AlcoholBASIC 4
- Vehicle MaintenanceBASIC 5
- Hazardous Materials ComplianceBASIC 6
- Crash IndicatorBASIC 7
Safety — frequently asked
How are CSA BASIC scores calculated?
What happens if my CSA score is bad?
Will this actually lower my CSA score?
Do you handle the FMCSA random testing pool?
What happens if I get a roadside inspection violation?
Is this a replacement for insurance?
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