Unregistered Carriers on 02/25/2009 - 838
Unregistered Carriers on 02/26/2010 - 832
Illinois - 96.16%
Maine - 94.91%
Indiana - 91.80%
Alabama - 90.78%
Kentucky - 89.74%
There's sort of a friendly competition going on among, at the very least, Alabama, Maine and Illinois. By "friendly competition", I mean that all of us are watching our percentages pretty closely, diligently working the UCR program, and thinking, "I think we could wind up on top of the registration percentage heap for 2009!". And, as I've said many times in this blog, "It's all good!" From a performance standpoint, all states should be engaged in whatever it takes (as long as it's legal) to raise that UCR registration percentage.
I mentioned yesterday that I think Maine is the odds-on favorite to wind up on top - and even "get to zero" - if they keep doing what they've been doing over the past couple of weeks. Why? Number Weirdness!
Maine has registered 2,906 carriers and currently has 156 carriers on their unregistered list for a registration percentage of 94.91%. If their unregistered list was reduced by just another 40 carriers, they would be tied for the lead with me. Meanwhile, Alabama has registered 7,208 carriers and currently has 732 carriers on their unregistered list for a registration percentage of 90.78% In order to get to the same spot, they will have to reduce their unregistered list by roughly another 450 carriers. That's a lot when you only have 732 to start with! Meanwhile, us folks in Illinois don't plan to be standing still, so whatever improvements we make in our percentage only raises the bar a little more.
One think I think we all agree on: the Unregistered List is invaluable! All of us have slightly different approaches, but since we have the list of carriers who haven't registered, we at least know who to go after.
It's all good!!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Maine is Rockin'!
Unregistered Carriers on 02/24/2009 - 843
Unregistered Carriers on 02/25/2010 - 838
Illinois - 96.13%
Maine - 94.87%
Indiana - 91.79%
Alabama - 90.68%
Kentucky - 89.75%
I'm not going to lie to you - I think if Maine keeps doing what they've been doing over the past couple of weeks, they stand a good chance of "getting to zero" before Illinois ... and I'm going to be rooting them on all the way!
They are doing two things that I think are crucial. First, they are actively working from an Unregistered Carrier List. They know which carriers should be registering but haven't yet registered. Second, they are "suspending commercial plates, commercial driving privileges and cab cards" - or at least threatening to suspend them - if carriers don't comply. That is a recipe for UCR success ... as long as it's legal in the state.
You go, Maine!
Unregistered Carriers on 02/25/2010 - 838
Illinois - 96.13%
Maine - 94.87%
Indiana - 91.79%
Alabama - 90.68%
Kentucky - 89.75%
I'm not going to lie to you - I think if Maine keeps doing what they've been doing over the past couple of weeks, they stand a good chance of "getting to zero" before Illinois ... and I'm going to be rooting them on all the way!
They are doing two things that I think are crucial. First, they are actively working from an Unregistered Carrier List. They know which carriers should be registering but haven't yet registered. Second, they are "suspending commercial plates, commercial driving privileges and cab cards" - or at least threatening to suspend them - if carriers don't comply. That is a recipe for UCR success ... as long as it's legal in the state.
You go, Maine!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
West Virginia, We Salute You!
Unregistered Carriers on 02/23/2009 - 849
Unregistered Carriers on 02/24/2010 - 843
Illinois - 96.10%
Maine - 94.42%
Indiana - 91.80%
Alabama - 90.58%
Kentucky - 89.76%
My good friend Scott Morris points out that West Virginia deserves some kudos for the work they have done in the last 30 days --- raising their registration percentage a full three percentage points! Way to go, folks! That's not easy to do at this stage of the registration cycle.
I'd also like to point out once again that Maine is coming on strong, raising their registration percentage a full percentage point in the last couple of weeks and knocking down the number of carriers on their unregistered list by a full 15%!
Git 'er done!
Unregistered Carriers on 02/24/2010 - 843
Illinois - 96.10%
Maine - 94.42%
Indiana - 91.80%
Alabama - 90.58%
Kentucky - 89.76%
My good friend Scott Morris points out that West Virginia deserves some kudos for the work they have done in the last 30 days --- raising their registration percentage a full three percentage points! Way to go, folks! That's not easy to do at this stage of the registration cycle.
I'd also like to point out once again that Maine is coming on strong, raising their registration percentage a full percentage point in the last couple of weeks and knocking down the number of carriers on their unregistered list by a full 15%!
Git 'er done!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Come on, Kentucky!
Unregistered Carriers on 02/22/2009 - 868
Unregistered Carriers on 02/23/2010 - 849
Illinois - 96.07%
Maine - 94.13%
Indiana - 91.77%
Alabama - 90.52%
Kentucky - 89.75%
I love what's going on in several states! Yesterday, I mentioned all the good work going on in Alabama. Maine actually jumped by .40 since yesterday! I'm going to assume that is a result of either IRP registrations or accumulated data updates sent to the Fed. I have also included KY in the states listed above because they are so close to 90%. It's worth noting that the lowest state in the "top 10" - Nebraska - is at 86.23%. These are serious percentages, people! Hopefully, we can begin to dispel the notion that 90% registration is some sort of lofty dream for a state. In fact, I continue to believe that every state can hit 90% if they employ the right methods.
Meanwhile, I don't want to short-change states like New York that have not only registered 88.38% of their own carriers, but have also assumed the responsibility for registering many non-participating state carriers.
For what it's worth, cumulative registration now sits at 76.33%, which some industry reps once publicly acknowledged could represent a "good faith registration effort by the states". Remember that???
Unregistered Carriers on 02/23/2010 - 849
Illinois - 96.07%
Maine - 94.13%
Indiana - 91.77%
Alabama - 90.52%
Kentucky - 89.75%
I love what's going on in several states! Yesterday, I mentioned all the good work going on in Alabama. Maine actually jumped by .40 since yesterday! I'm going to assume that is a result of either IRP registrations or accumulated data updates sent to the Fed. I have also included KY in the states listed above because they are so close to 90%. It's worth noting that the lowest state in the "top 10" - Nebraska - is at 86.23%. These are serious percentages, people! Hopefully, we can begin to dispel the notion that 90% registration is some sort of lofty dream for a state. In fact, I continue to believe that every state can hit 90% if they employ the right methods.
Meanwhile, I don't want to short-change states like New York that have not only registered 88.38% of their own carriers, but have also assumed the responsibility for registering many non-participating state carriers.
For what it's worth, cumulative registration now sits at 76.33%, which some industry reps once publicly acknowledged could represent a "good faith registration effort by the states". Remember that???
Monday, February 22, 2010
Back From Florida and Feeling (and Looking) Good!!!
Unregistered Carriers on 02/12/2009 - 921
Unregistered Carriers on 02/22/2010 - 868
Illinois - 95.98%
Maine - 93.73%
Indiana - 91.75%
Alabama - 90.41%
Right out of the chute, I want to do two things.
First, I want to make a point of saying what a fine job the folks at the Alabama PSC are doing on UCR. The have now surpassed KY and ND on the registration percentage list and joined the "90% Club". We now have 4 states over 90% and the aforementioned KY and ND knocking on the door at 89.74% and 89.37% respectively.
Second, I want to give you an update on a post I made 1/21/10 regarding getting from 95% registration to 96% registration. Specifically, I ended the post by saying:
My gut feeling: we need about 300 more registrations and our average number of new adds and deactivations to get to 96%. With any luck, we can do it in about a month.
Let's see how close I get.
Since we will most likely surpass 96% after today's activity (right on target!!) I'm going to go ahead and give you a summary of our numbers. As of Friday, we had registered 242 carriers since 1/22 (we also have an additional 21 registrations today) and reduced our unregistered list from 1078 to 868.
Why is any of this important? Because UCR success - at least as it's been regarded to date - begins with understanding where we are in relation to the task ahead of us.
In other words, who are we supposed to be registering --- and how are we doing at getting them registered?
Unregistered Carriers on 02/22/2010 - 868
Illinois - 95.98%
Maine - 93.73%
Indiana - 91.75%
Alabama - 90.41%
Right out of the chute, I want to do two things.
First, I want to make a point of saying what a fine job the folks at the Alabama PSC are doing on UCR. The have now surpassed KY and ND on the registration percentage list and joined the "90% Club". We now have 4 states over 90% and the aforementioned KY and ND knocking on the door at 89.74% and 89.37% respectively.
Second, I want to give you an update on a post I made 1/21/10 regarding getting from 95% registration to 96% registration. Specifically, I ended the post by saying:
My gut feeling: we need about 300 more registrations and our average number of new adds and deactivations to get to 96%. With any luck, we can do it in about a month.
Let's see how close I get.
Since we will most likely surpass 96% after today's activity (right on target!!) I'm going to go ahead and give you a summary of our numbers. As of Friday, we had registered 242 carriers since 1/22 (we also have an additional 21 registrations today) and reduced our unregistered list from 1078 to 868.
Why is any of this important? Because UCR success - at least as it's been regarded to date - begins with understanding where we are in relation to the task ahead of us.
In other words, who are we supposed to be registering --- and how are we doing at getting them registered?
Friday, February 12, 2010
MCMIS, UCR & More - Part 5
Unregistered Carriers on 02/10/2009 - 934
Unregistered Carriers on 02/10/2010 - 921
Illinois - 95.73%
Maine - 93.66%
Today, I'd like to talk about State Corroboration of FMCSA data. I'm not talking about FMCSA state offices - I'm talking about actual state agencies who interact with FMCSA data.
Let me give you a couple of examples:
1) A motor carrier incorporates in Illinois. The corporation subsequently acquires a USDOT number. Later, that corporation is dissolved - voluntarily or involuntarily. According to everything we here in Illinois know, that corporation is no longer a viable legal entity and is no longer able to conduct business under the auspices of the corporation. Period! What should happen to the MCMIS record?
2) A motor carrier operates commercial vehicles interstate under a federal authority. The motor carrier doesn't register for a given year under the state's IRP program. What should happen to the MCMIS record?
3) A motor carrier with an "Active USDOT number" can be proven - via cancellation of policies and insurance filings - to be without insurance. What should happen to the USDOT number?
In conjunction with "cleaning up the data", we need to initiate an extensive dialogue about expanding and coordinating the collective database of knowledge we have about motor carriers. "Cleaning up the data" shouldn't just be about making sure that FMCSA has the correct name and address for a carrier. Cleaning up the data should also be about making sure that we - the FMCSA and the states - share and coordinate all the information we have about a carrier and making sure that carriers should even be on the highway. This is easier said than done ... but well worth the effort.
I'll be on R&R next week. The next post will be on or about 2/23.
Unregistered Carriers on 02/10/2010 - 921
Illinois - 95.73%
Maine - 93.66%
Today, I'd like to talk about State Corroboration of FMCSA data. I'm not talking about FMCSA state offices - I'm talking about actual state agencies who interact with FMCSA data.
Let me give you a couple of examples:
1) A motor carrier incorporates in Illinois. The corporation subsequently acquires a USDOT number. Later, that corporation is dissolved - voluntarily or involuntarily. According to everything we here in Illinois know, that corporation is no longer a viable legal entity and is no longer able to conduct business under the auspices of the corporation. Period! What should happen to the MCMIS record?
2) A motor carrier operates commercial vehicles interstate under a federal authority. The motor carrier doesn't register for a given year under the state's IRP program. What should happen to the MCMIS record?
3) A motor carrier with an "Active USDOT number" can be proven - via cancellation of policies and insurance filings - to be without insurance. What should happen to the USDOT number?
In conjunction with "cleaning up the data", we need to initiate an extensive dialogue about expanding and coordinating the collective database of knowledge we have about motor carriers. "Cleaning up the data" shouldn't just be about making sure that FMCSA has the correct name and address for a carrier. Cleaning up the data should also be about making sure that we - the FMCSA and the states - share and coordinate all the information we have about a carrier and making sure that carriers should even be on the highway. This is easier said than done ... but well worth the effort.
I'll be on R&R next week. The next post will be on or about 2/23.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
MCMIS, UCR & MORE - Part 4
Unregistered Carriers on 02/09/2009 - 941
Unregistered Carriers on 02/10/2010 - 934
Illinois - 95.67%
Maine - 93.50%
Sooner or later, the State UCR agencies and the FMCSA - and maybe a few more entities - need to have the following discussion:
What does FMCSA mean when they classify a motor carrier as "Active"?
Here, in a nutshell, is what I think they mean. I think they mean that when a MCMIS record is created, a carrier's status is set to "Active". From there, it takes an "Act of God" to make that carrier "Inactive". (Just kidding!)
Here's what we can pretty much say that it doesn't mean:
It doesn't mean that the carrier has had any "activity" lately. The FMCSA hasn't seen or heard from some of these carriers in years.
It doesn't mean that the carrier is "legal". An active carrier whose operation is listed as for-hire can have his authority revoked in L&I for years and still be "active".
It doesn't mean the carrier should be operating. The carrier can be classified as "Out-Of-Service" and still also be classified as "Active".
It doesn't mean the carrier is "safe". Plenty of unsafe carriers are classified as "active".
So, if "Active" doesn't mean any of those things, what does it mean? And how do we get it changed???
Unregistered Carriers on 02/10/2010 - 934
Illinois - 95.67%
Maine - 93.50%
Sooner or later, the State UCR agencies and the FMCSA - and maybe a few more entities - need to have the following discussion:
What does FMCSA mean when they classify a motor carrier as "Active"?
Here, in a nutshell, is what I think they mean. I think they mean that when a MCMIS record is created, a carrier's status is set to "Active". From there, it takes an "Act of God" to make that carrier "Inactive". (Just kidding!)
Here's what we can pretty much say that it doesn't mean:
It doesn't mean that the carrier has had any "activity" lately. The FMCSA hasn't seen or heard from some of these carriers in years.
It doesn't mean that the carrier is "legal". An active carrier whose operation is listed as for-hire can have his authority revoked in L&I for years and still be "active".
It doesn't mean the carrier should be operating. The carrier can be classified as "Out-Of-Service" and still also be classified as "Active".
It doesn't mean the carrier is "safe". Plenty of unsafe carriers are classified as "active".
So, if "Active" doesn't mean any of those things, what does it mean? And how do we get it changed???
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