Minnesota Trucking Association Chairman Keith Klein testified today before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Highways and Transit CSA 2010. In his remarks, he provided a real-life perspective regarding what is and is not working with this new enforcement program.

He stressed the need to address several items, including warnings carrying the same weight as citations, using power units instead of mileage as the measure of exposure, and using all crashes in the database instead of those where carrier was at fault or accountable. During questioning, he also emphasized the need to add positive points to the system to recognize carrier actions, such as terminating poor performing drivers.

Keith wore multiple hats at the hearing, also serving as the official ATA representative and the only motor carry on the panel. Today's hearing came about as a direct result of MTA lobbying regarding CSA 2010. During the past year, MTA leaders had met with Representatives Jim Oberstar and Tim Walz and shared results of the report prepared by the MTA CSA 2010 Task Force.