The Federal Motor Carrier Transport Administration ( FMCSA ) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation that manages the trucking industry in the United States. The main mission of FMCSA is to reduce accidents, injuries, and deaths involving large trucks and buses.
Video Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
History
It was established as a separate administration in the US Department of Transport on 1 January 2000, in accordance with the "Carrier Safety Act of 1999". FMCSA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and employs over 1,000 people in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, all dedicated to improving the safety of commercial motor vehicles (CMV) and saving lives.
Maps Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Primary function
In carrying out its security mandate to reduce collisions, injuries and deaths involving large trucks and buses, FMCSA:
- Develop and enforce data-driven regulations that balance the safety of motor vehicle operators (trucks and buses) with efficiency;
- Utilizing a safety information system to focus on higher risk operators in enforcing safety regulations;
- Target educational messages to operators, commercial drivers and the public; and
- Partnering with stakeholders including Federal, State, and local enforcement agencies, automobile transport industries, safety groups, and workers organized in an effort to reduce bus and truck-related accidents.
Leadership
Raymond P. Martinez is currently the FMCSA Administrator. He was sworn in by Transport Secretary Elaine Chao on February 28, 2018. Prior to that, Martinez served as Chairman and Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
Cathy F. Gautreaux became Deputy Administrator Agency in November 2017 after serving as Executive Director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association for 29 years.
Organization
FMCSA is divided into 8 offices:
- Office Administrator: MC-A
- Office Administration: MC-M
- Office of Chief Advisor: MC-C
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer: MC-B
- Enforcement Office: MC-E
- Office Policy: MC-P
- Office of Research and Information Technology: MC-R
- Field Operation: MC-F
Field office
Field organizations provide program services to FMCSA partners and customers. This organization consists of Field Operations, Service Centers, and state division operational motor offices.
These offices answer questions and provide guidance on the Federal Motorcycle Transport Safety Regulations.
- List of FMCSA Service Centers
- List of FMCSA Field Offices
Main program
Compliance, Security, Accountability (CSA)
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) is described by FMCSA as a "data-based security compliance and enforcement program designed to improve safety and prevent the fall of commercial motor vehicles, injuries and casualties." This highly controversial program oversees the operator's safety performance through roadside inspections and accident investigations, which issue violations when noncompliance with safety regulations is found. The Agency's safety investigation team and state law enforcement partners are small compared to millions of CMV companies and national commercial driver licensees (CDLs). A key component of the CSA program - known as the Safety Measurement System (SMS) - relies on data analysis to identify unscatched and unsafe firms to prioritize them for law enforcement interventions.
While the methodology for calculating SMS security scores has evolved over time in response to stakeholder suggestions, the program has proven effective in identifying unsafe and high risk operators. FMCSA is expected to openly release additional changes to SMS designed to strengthen Agency's ability to identify companies for inquiry before they are involved in accidents. The future of the program remains questionable as it has been the subject of harsh criticism from the DOT Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office, and the Congress itself in the FAST Act. The law requires the National Research Council of the National Academy of Science (NAS) to conduct a thorough study of the program Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA), in particular the Safety Measurement System (SMS).
Hours of Service (HOS) and Study Reactivation Driver
In July 2013, FMCSA updated HOS regulations to help reduce the incidence of driver CMV fatigue on state highways. The final rule requires truckers who use the "34-hour restart" provision to maximize their weekly work hours to restrict restarts to once a week and to be included in the return period of at least two nights off from 1:00 to 5:00, when body needs at 24 hours and benefit from most sleep.
In December 2014, Congress passed the FAST Act, which suspended the provision of a new 34-hour restart in the HOS rules and instructed FMCSA to learn its effectiveness. In 2015, FMCSA chose Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) to undertake the largest naturalistic study of its kind ever undertaken by the Agency. FMCSA anticipates releasing its findings in 2017.
National Registration
Implemented in 2014, the National Registry rules require all Medical Examiners (ME) to conduct physical examinations and issue medical certifications for CMV interstate drivers to complete FMCSA qualification physical qualification training, pass certification tests, and demonstrate competence through regular training and testing. CMV drivers whose medical certification has expired must use the MW in the National Notes for their examination.
FMCSA has achieved its goal of at least 40,000 ME certified entry into the registry, meaning that drivers can now find certified medical examiners across the country who can perform a competent medical examination. FMCSA is preparing to issue the rules of the game "National Registry 2" which will require ME to submit medical certificate information daily. This daily update, which FMCSA will ship to the country electronically, will dramatically reduce the possibility of drivers falsifying medical cards.
Who is protected by FMCSA regulations
All non-free commercial motor vehicles that cross national borders, including large trucks, are subject to federal motorcycle safety regulations. If these semi trucks operate within a state, they must comply with the equivalent carrier safety rules. The intent of this rule is to include all persons and entities involved in the operation of commercial vehicles, including:
- Driver
- Recruitment manager
- Trainer
- Supervisor
- Managers
- Dispatcher
- Others whose actions affect drivers and commercial motor vehicles
Federal Motor Car Transport Regulations (FMCSRs) establish minimum standards for those involved with the operation of commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, to cover all persons and entities involved in interstate operation of these trucks.
Consumer Protection
View Before Your Book
Overall, buses and motorbikes are a safe and convenient means of transportation. However, unscrupulous corporations and unqualified drivers contribute disproportionately to the frequently publicized accidents. The Look Before You Book campaign encourages planners and travel passengers to think over price and consider safety first when choosing bus companies and drivers. The program features the first DOT - SaferBus application - which provides security data on every bus company under the jurisdiction of FMCSA. The main audiences for this campaign are travel planners serving organizations, seniors, and religious-based student groups.
Protect your Move
Of the approximately 35 million Americans who move every year, about 600,000 people hire companies to move their household goods across state borders. Although most of these drivers are official businesses doing professional work, FMCSA receives about 3,000 complaints every year about fraudulent and fraudulent practices by dishonest operators.
Your Move Protect Program aims to protect consumers and counterfeit moves between countries in two ways: 1) by educating consumers who are preparing to move to make informed decisions about moving companies and avoid being harnessed by unfavorable movers; and 2) by providing tools and information to victims after displacement to assist them in resolving a mobilizing dispute and/or filing a fraud complaint and seeking arbitration or legal action.
See also
- US Department of Transport
- Motor carrier rating
- Cargo broker ties
References
Source
1. Federal Motor Carrier Transport Administration - About Us
2. Federal Motorbike Safety Administration - Primary Program
3. Comprehensive Security Analysis 2010
External links
- Federal Motor Car Transportation Administration
- Federal Car Transportation Car Security Administration Assistance Services
- Records of Federal Motorcycle Transporter Security Administration at National Archives (Record Group 557)
- The Federal Motor Transportation Security Administration in the Federal Register
- Federal Motor Car Transportation Administration - State-level resources
- Commercial Vehicle Safety Belt Partnership
- Crossing Railway Highway Security
- crash statistics 2008
- Crash statistics 2009
- Security program
- Transport and passenger carrier information
- NAFTA security statistics
- FMCSA data quality
- AR & amp; R
Source of the article : Wikipedia
0 Comments