Comments for Vigillo http://blog.vigillo.com Navigating the Data Highway Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Well this is frustrating. by Brenda Smith http://blog.vigillo.com/2012/01/well-this-is-frustrating/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Brenda Smith Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:30:55 +0000 http://blog.vigillo.com/?p=3386#comment-886 In most cases, the fleet gets a pretty package of 30 pts for a driver who is driving while disqualified - add the OOS effect points. In most cases, the fleet gets a pretty package of 30 pts for a driver who is driving while disqualified – add the OOS effect points.

]]> Comment on Breaking news from Transcomp, Atlanta by Business News http://blog.vigillo.com/2011/11/breaking-news-from-transcomp-atlanta/comment-page-1/#comment-881 Business News Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:10:21 +0000 http://blog.vigillo.com/?p=2972#comment-881 I just like the valuable information you supply on your articles. I will bookmark your blog and check once more right here regularly. I am rather sure I'll learn many new stuff right right here! Good luck for the next! I just like the valuable information you supply on your articles. I will bookmark your blog and check once more right here regularly. I am rather sure I’ll learn many new stuff right right here! Good luck for the next!

]]> Comment on Triangle Blues Society by Irwin Shires http://blog.vigillo.com/2012/01/triangle-blues-society/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Irwin Shires Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:38:27 +0000 http://blog.vigillo.com/?p=3412#comment-880 A wonderful idea, Drew, but the real issue is still out there. With the Unsafe Driving score, the measurement "threshold" score changes month-to-month. We've been chasing this number for nearly 18 months now. Knowing the other carriers in your safety event group, then tracking their numbers month-to-month along with your own (which is what I do, every month!) reveals the threshold score has dropped from around 0.95 in Nov 2010, to 0.66 now. (This is Straight Segment, Group 5). This 'moving target' proves, in my mind, the inherent flaw in using the percentile scoring method to rank carriers. If our measurement score improves every month (which it has), but we can't reach the "threshold" score because it keeps dropping every month at about the same rate, we'll never get that dreaded "yellow triangle" off our score. So I'm not sure how your IQ lab is going to get over that little hurdle. (Here's hoping you've got a brilliant response to this comment ready to go!) A wonderful idea, Drew, but the real issue is still out there. With the Unsafe Driving score, the measurement “threshold” score changes month-to-month. We’ve been chasing this number for nearly 18 months now. Knowing the other carriers in your safety event group, then tracking their numbers month-to-month along with your own (which is what I do, every month!) reveals the threshold score has dropped from around 0.95 in Nov 2010, to 0.66 now. (This is Straight Segment, Group 5). This ‘moving target’ proves, in my mind, the inherent flaw in using the percentile scoring method to rank carriers. If our measurement score improves every month (which it has), but we can’t reach the “threshold” score because it keeps dropping every month at about the same rate, we’ll never get that dreaded “yellow triangle” off our score. So I’m not sure how your IQ lab is going to get over that little hurdle. (Here’s hoping you’ve got a brilliant response to this comment ready to go!)

]]> Comment on New Tools! Enhanced Driver Scorecards…with Webinar by Sloan Morris http://blog.vigillo.com/2012/01/new-tools-enhanced-driver-scorecards-with-webinar/comment-page-1/#comment-879 Sloan Morris Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:37:08 +0000 http://blog.vigillo.com/?p=3397#comment-879 Glad the webinar was helpful. Yes - the webinar will be posted later today. Glad the webinar was helpful. Yes – the webinar will be posted later today.

]]> Comment on New Tools! Enhanced Driver Scorecards…with Webinar by Ronnie Creel http://blog.vigillo.com/2012/01/new-tools-enhanced-driver-scorecards-with-webinar/comment-page-1/#comment-878 Ronnie Creel Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:58:33 +0000 http://blog.vigillo.com/?p=3397#comment-878 I missed the webinar today, I saw most of it yesterday. I really enjoyed the webinar especially learning to move around in excel. I wanted to see it again to learn moving around in excel and seeing what I can do with the reports furnished by Vigillo. Will this be available later? I missed the webinar today, I saw most of it yesterday. I really enjoyed the webinar especially learning to move around in excel. I wanted to see it again to learn moving around in excel and seeing what I can do with the reports furnished by Vigillo. Will this be available later?

]]> Comment on Well this is frustrating. by Irwin Shires http://blog.vigillo.com/2012/01/well-this-is-frustrating/comment-page-1/#comment-865 Irwin Shires Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:33:22 +0000 http://blog.vigillo.com/?p=3386#comment-865 A reduction in the point value for this violation would be nice, but I'm not holding my breath. This one is one of those "politically correct" violations that can be used in media to explain a state or local authority's "get tough" policy on deadbeat Dads (and Moms, in some cases.) The problem is, of course, the irony in the whole concept. "You are behind in your child support, so we are going to take away the document that allows you to earn money so that you can pay your child support!" (Insert your Lewis Black, Bill Maher, or Jon Stewart joke here.) A reduction in the point value for this violation would be nice, but I’m not holding my breath. This one is one of those “politically correct” violations that can be used in media to explain a state or local authority’s “get tough” policy on deadbeat Dads (and Moms, in some cases.) The problem is, of course, the irony in the whole concept. “You are behind in your child support, so we are going to take away the document that allows you to earn money so that you can pay your child support!” (Insert your Lewis Black, Bill Maher, or Jon Stewart joke here.)

]]> Comment on State Enforcement Analyzer – New Product from Vigillo’s IQLab by Alan Caviness http://blog.vigillo.com/2011/12/state-enforcement-analyzer-new-product-from-vigillos-iqlab/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Alan Caviness Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:16:10 +0000 http://blog.vigillo.com/?p=3239#comment-829 Hi Steve, Good to read one of your articles again, with your sense of humor. I will be ordering the Analyzer which seems to be ideal for carriers and drivers to know when traveling state to state. Hopefully, we will cross paths again soon. Best regards, Alan Caviness, CDS Houff Transfer, Inc. Weyers Cave, Virginia Hi Steve,
Good to read one of your articles again, with your sense of humor. I will be ordering the Analyzer which seems to be ideal for carriers and drivers to know when traveling state to state.

Hopefully, we will cross paths again soon.

Best regards,
Alan Caviness, CDS
Houff Transfer, Inc.
Weyers Cave, Virginia

]]> Comment on Happy Birthday to CSA! by Irwin Shires http://blog.vigillo.com/2011/12/happy-birthday-to-csa/comment-page-1/#comment-826 Irwin Shires Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:42:20 +0000 http://blog.vigillo.com/?p=3231#comment-826 Absolutely! Like any proper 1 year old, it has stumbled, been mostlly incoherent, and has made an absolute mess of things!! Absolutely! Like any proper 1 year old, it has stumbled, been mostlly incoherent, and has made an absolute mess of things!!

]]> Comment on Amazing Story: Hero Driver Mike Schiotis by Nina Reginelli Joseph http://blog.vigillo.com/2011/11/amazing-story/comment-page-1/#comment-782 Nina Reginelli Joseph Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:16:28 +0000 http://blog.vigillo.com/?p=2936#comment-782 Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> Comment on Red Flag Violations by Red Flags, States and GAO focus on drivers | Vigillo http://blog.vigillo.com/2011/11/see-drew-anderson-in-a-tie/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Red Flags, States and GAO focus on drivers | Vigillo Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:30:32 +0000 http://blog.vigillo.com/?p=2979#comment-770 [...] Flag Violations http://blog.vigillo.com/2011/11/see-drew-anderson-in-a-tie/ Disparate Treatment of CSA between States General Accounting Office Report GAO CSA [...] [...] Flag Violations http://blog.vigillo.com/2011/11/see-drew-anderson-in-a-tie/ Disparate Treatment of CSA between States General Accounting Office Report GAO CSA [...]

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