DOT 19-08
Friday, February 08, 2008


Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Begins Testing a New Safety Oversight Process for Commercial Vehicles in Four States. The new process places increased emphasis on safety data that is collected during roadside inspections with the results triggering a series of escalating enforcement actions designed to correct a motor carrier’s specific safety deficiency. The new safety oversight process called Comprehensive Safety Analysis-2010 will be tested for the next 30 months in Colorado, Georgia, Missouri and New Jersey, FMCSA Administrator John H. Hill announced. The results of the four-state test will be compared to FMCSA’s existing enforcement regime to determine the program’s effectiveness in reducing commercial vehicle-related crash fatalities. Contact: Duane DeBruyne (202) 366-9999.