As part of our efforts to build a nationwide commitment to safety, FMCSA continues to make information about safety compliance easy to access and understand for all of our stakeholders. Six new factsheets are available as part of our 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 record?

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 where you will also find CSA Get Road Smart outreach materials, including posters, pocketcards, and brochures. Pocket cards and brochures are also available in Spanish. You can order the posters, pocketcards, and brochures by phone at 877-254-5365 or via the CSA Feedback Form.

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.