FMCSA Wants to Query Carriers About Relationship of Pay to Safety

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that it is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget to query carriers on the relationship of safety and current driver compensation practices.  

The request for information would be aimed at safety managers, operations managers or owner-operators of commercial motor carrier companies, FMCSA said in a Federal Register notice Feb. 4.

The agency said its plan is to have its “research team . . .  determine if there is a potential relationship between method of driver compensation and safe driving behavior.”

This study will be conducted via an online questionnaire, and the agency will randomly select carriers to seek their responses, the notice said.

“This study will assist motor carriers and other stakeholders engaged in commercial vehicle safety by enabling them to make informed decisions regarding driver compensation as it relates to safe driving performance,” the notice said.