Performance and Registration Information Systems Management PRISM

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Performance and Registration Information Systems
Management (PRISM)

• AASHTO
• Subcommittee on Highway Transport
• February 22, 2008

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WHAT IS PRISM ?

• PRISM IS 100 Federally Funded Public Safety
  Program That Links a Motor Carriers Safety
  Performance to Its Vehicle Registration (USDOT
  VINs) to
• Deny, Suspend, and Revoke Registrations of OOS
  Carriers
• Improve a Carriers Safety Performance and,
• Enhance Data Quality.

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PRISM

• Feasibility Study Mandated by ISTEA of 1991
• Five State pilot concluded in 1997
• Funding Authorized by TEA-21 for Nationwide
  Implementation
• Additional PRISM Funding Authorized by SAFETEA-LU

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PRISM

• PRISM PROVIDES THE CONNECTIVITY TO IDENTIFY OOS
  CARRIERS

PRISM States Local IRP Databsae
FMCSAs MCMIS/SAFER Database
Roadside
State IRP Office
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PRISM State Implementation Map February 2008

• PRISM Implementation Levels
• Grant Approval BLUE
• (8 States DC CO, DE, FL, HI, IL, MA, RI, VA,
  DC)
• States Developing Implementation Plan for
  Approval ORANGE
• (6 States CA, MS, MT, NJ, NY, WY)
• States Implementingan Approved Plan GREY
• (5 States AK, ID, KS, OK, TX)
• Level 1 RED Collecting/Validating USDOT
  Number of Carrier Responsible for Safety
• (7 States AR, AZ, IN, KY, LA, OR, PA)
• Level 2 YELLOW Enforcing MCS-150 Update
• Checking Carrier Safety Status
• Submitting Targeted Vehicles to SAFER
• (2 States AL, NC)

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PRISM TWO PROCESSES

• Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Process
• Commercial Vehicle Registration Process

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Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Process (MCSIP)

• MCSIP- Process to Improve the Safety of High
  Risk Motor Carriers
• Uses SafeStat to Identify and Monitor Motor
  Carriers
• Carrier SafeStat data can be checked online at
• http//ai.fmcsa.dot.gov
• Category A-C are considered In MCSIP
• Category A/B Recommended for Compliance Review
• Category C Recommended for joint Federal/State
  PRISM Warning Letter

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SafeStat COMMON MISUNDERSTANDING

• SafeStat Data DOES NOT Result in Federal Orders
  to Discontinue Interstate Operations or State
  Registration Sanctions

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Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Process (MCSIP)

• Ultimate Sanction is a Federal Order to Cease
  Interstate Transportation and Concurrent State
  Registration Sanctions
• Suspension/Revocation at time of Federal Order
  and/or
• Denial at Renewal
• SafeStat Data DOES NOT Result in Federal Orders
  to Discontinue Interstate Operations or State
  Registration Sanctions

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Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Process (MCSIP)

• Why Would a Carrier Be Ordered to Cease
  Interstate Operations?
• Imminent Hazard
• Final Unsatisfactory Safety RatingUnf
• Failure to Pay Federal Fines
• Failure of New Entrant Audit After Improvement
  Opportunity or Refused Safety Audi

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Who Are the Carriers Prohibited From Interstate
Operations?

• Can look on the Web
• Go to http//safer.fmcsa.dot.gov
• Select OOS Orders in the middle column under
  FMCSA searches
• Sort by State

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Commercial Vehicle Registration Process

• International Registration Plan (IRP) Provides
  the Framework for the PRISM Program
• Establishes Link Between the Motor Carrier
  Responsible for Safety and Every Vehicle
  Registered through the IRP

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IRP Form How the Link is Initiated
Registrant Level DOT of the Registrant
Vehicle Level DOT of Carrier Responsible for
Safety
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PRISM

• PRISM States determine if the motor carrier
  responsible for safety of each vehicle is
  expected to change during the registration year
• State may choose to bar-code carrier information
  on cab card if carrier responsible for safety is
  not expected to change
• PRISM grant money can be used to purchase
  bar-code readers for roadside inspectors

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PRISM Roadside Enforcement Support

• PRISM Grant Money can be used to support
• NLETS
• Inspection Selection System (ISS-2) Software
• Query Central, including wireless access
• Law Enforcement Connectivity Enhancements

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PRISM

• PRISM States Require all registrants to update
  motor carrier census data (Form MCS-150) if not
  updated in the last year
• Deny renewal if MCS-150 data will expire during
  the registration year (Exceed 24 months).
• Plate renewal packages encourage carriers to
  update data at any time online at
  http//safer.fmcsa.dot.gov
• Why are MCS-150 updates important?
• For Better SafeStat Results!
• 2004 OIG report on SafeStat stressed importance
  of updated census data
• 2006 OIG report on implementation of MCSIA
  mandates reinforced importance of updated census
  data

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PRISM Key to the Program

• PRISM States Check carrier safety status before
  issuing IRP credentials
• Carrier Check Does USDOT Number Belong to an OOS
  Carrier ?
• Vehicle Check Is the Vehicle VIN Number
  associated with an OOS Carrier?

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Why Is the PRISM link to Vehicles Important?

• The PRISM Vehicle Link to VIN Numbers Helps Catch
  Name Changers

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ABC Express Trucking
Hey Bob Heres a good one for you. Some Clown
from the DOT just sent us a letter that says we
cant operate trucks across state lines.
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ABC Express Trucking
Looks like Ill have to change our company name
to XYZ Express Trucking, get another USDOT
Number, and keep on trucking !
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IRP State Registration OfficePlate Renewal Time
DOT Number Check The USDOT Number for XYZ
Express Trucking is A OK Vehicle Check Wait
a minute ! The Safer/PRISM database indicates
vehicles with these VIN s are linked to ABC
Express Trucking. Were gonna have to see a
transfer of title, a lease agreement to another
carrier, or some kind of evidence that ABC and
XYZ are not the same company.
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Key Points to Remember

• PRISM strengthens carrier OOS orders and serves
  as an incentive for carriers to improve safety
• PRISM provides an automated enforcement mechanism
  for MCS 150 updates
• PRISM grant money supports roadside enforcement
• PRISM is an effective tool for name changers
• PRISM should be a no-brainer for States investing
  time, money and effort in CVISN Safety First
• PRISM grant money is 100 federal No Matching
• PRISM grants can fund personnel support for
  Implementation
• PRISM staff want to help you!

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How Does PRISM Benefit Motor Carriers?

• Improves Safety
• Improved Performance Required to Exit the Program
• Possibility of Registration Sanctions Provides a
  Strong Incentive
• Helps level the playing field
• Improves Productivity of Federal and State
  Enforcement Resources
• Compliance Reviews and Roadside Inspections
  Focused on MCSIP Carriers First

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How Does PRISM Benefit Motor Carriers?

• Provides Automated Mechanism to Meet Census
  Updating Requirements
• Dont Have to File MCS-150 Updates with FMCSA if
  already Updated for State
• Updated Census Data leads to more accurate
  SafeStat Results
• Provides for Faster Vehicle Inspections
• When Carrier Information is Bar-Coded on Cab
  Cards, It Allows Inspectors to Quickly Populate
  Inspection Forms

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How Does PRISM Benefit Motor Carriers?

• LEVELS THE ECONOMIC PLAYING FIELD
• COMPLIANCE WITH FMCSRs IS AN EXPENSE
• MOTOR CARRIERS WHO REFUSE TO COMPLY WITH FMCSRs
  HAVE AN ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE OVER CARRIERS WHO
  COMPLY ALSO
• NON COMPLIANT CARRIERS GIVE COMPLIANT CARRIERS A
  BAD REPUTATION
• I.E

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PRISM Contact Information

• Bryan Price
• FMCSA
• [phone]
• bryan.price_at_dot.gov
• Linley Oberman
• PRISM IRP Liaison
• Oberman1345_at_aol.com
• Gary DeRusha
• PRISM Technical Support
• Gary.DeRusha_at_Volpe.Dot.Gov

• Tom Lawler
• FMCSA, MC-ECE
• [phone]
• tom.lawler_at_dot.gov
• Chuck Kleber
• PRISM LE Liaison
• ckleber_at_att.net

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Thank YouQuestions?