On March 19, CVSA sent a letter to FMCSA seeking clarification on the requirements for calculating the out-of-service (OOS) rate for New Entrant Safety Audits. Specifically, CVSA requested that FMCSA issue guidance on the entry of roadside inspections to calculate the OOS rate of new entrant motor carriers. Currently, the Electronic Field Operations Training Manual (eFOTM) is not specific as to the number of total inspections to include when more than three inspections are available for review, and eFOTM does not specify whether less than three inspections should be entered when carriers have limited roadside activity.
