July 6, 2009

Vertical Alliance Group

Launches New Website

CSA2010.com

Texarkana, TX (MMD Newswire) July 9, 2009 -- Vertical Alliance Group, Inc. (VAG) (www.verticalag.com) of Texarkana, TX, a nationally recognized leader in providing consulting and training services to the trucking industry, has established CSA2010.com (www.CSA2010.com), a website designed to help motor carriers learn about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) new Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA2010) initiative

CSA2010 is a major Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve the effectiveness of the Agency's compliance and enforcement programs. Its goal is to achieve a greater reduction in large truck and bus crashes, injuries, and fatalities, while maximizing the resources of FMCSA and its State partners.

CSA2010 will grade motor carriers and individual drivers on seven categories, or BASICs, and their scores will determine what action the FMCSA will take to bring the carrier and their drivers into compliance.

CSA2010.com contains a wealth of information, some from the FMCSA, some from state departments of transportation, and some from carriers who have gone through the initial test phase of the CSA2010 assessments. On the site, users will find comprehensive information about how the FMCSA will assess carriers under the new initiative, as well as the consequences that both carriers and individual drivers could face, if found out of compliance.

In addition, the site offers information about VAG's trademarked Infinit-i Intelligence System (www.infinit-i.net), as a way for carriers and drivers to demonstrate documented implementation of a measurable, results-oriented safety training plan, required under the new initiative.

Kirk Lohse, Director of Marketing for VAG indicated that CSA 2010 was going to be incredibly comprehensive in its scope. "Prior to CSA2010, only about 8% of motor carriers nationwide were reviewed each year. Under this new initiative, all carriers and drivers will be assessed and there are strict penalties for being out of compliance. As a company that has been providing consulting and safety training to the trucking industry for over a decade now, it was important to Vertical Alliance Group that we respond, and publish a site where companies and drivers could get their questions answered and find the training solutions they need to comply with the CSA2010 mandates.

Lohse went on to say that "we bought this URL the instant that we learned about the new FMCSA initiative, and we believe that acquisition of this domain name is going to help our company better serve our existing clients as well as help companies across the country and in Canada, adapt and proactively prepare for CSA2010 in order to minimize fines, interventions, and corrective action plans. With CSA2010 going into full effect nationwide just 12 months from now, we hope that carriers and drivers needing information and help with the mandate will use this site and give VAG the opportunity to assist them in making the changes necessary to comply with CSA 2010."