BIR Nationals

denbreeden · 08-10-2012, 10:48 AM

Another issue to consider for CDL holders: your CSA score. For those who have a CDL you are scored on any roadside inspection and that goes on your PSP report. The owner of the equipment and driver are both scored on any violations, warnings count the same as a ticket. If you work for yourself the only way this affects you is your insurance. If you drive professionally it will make it harder to find a job in the future. We use the PSP reports when we hire drivers, it makes it easy to see a driver's history in regards to keeping his equipment legal or if he keeps his logbook current. Bad thing is they take any points your first year and triple them making your record look worse than it may be. You can usually pick up a copy of the DOT regs at any truckstop, they are small green books. If you are registered as a commercial vehicle you are required to have a copy in the rig.

08-10-2012, 10:48 AM	#19
denbreeden Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Plainville, IN Posts: 501 Likes: 147 Liked 61 Times in 26 Posts	Re: BIR Nationals Another issue to consider for CDL holders: your CSA score. For those who have a CDL you are scored on any roadside inspection and that goes on your PSP report. The owner of the equipment and driver are both scored on any violations, warnings count the same as a ticket. If you work for yourself the only way this affects you is your insurance. If you drive professionally it will make it harder to find a job in the future. We use the PSP reports when we hire drivers, it makes it easy to see a driver's history in regards to keeping his equipment legal or if he keeps his logbook current. Bad thing is they take any points your first year and triple them making your record look worse than it may be. You can usually pick up a copy of the DOT regs at any truckstop, they are small green books. If you are registered as a commercial vehicle you are required to have a copy in the rig.