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Trucking, Safety Officers’ Group Join Forces Against Coalition Over Criticism of FMCSA
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WASHINGTON — Trucking and law enforcement groups said a recent report claiming the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has failed to ensure trucking safety was unproductive and poorly researched.
The report, released March 12 by the Truck Safety Coalition, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and Public Citizen, issued a “report card” on FMCSA, giving the agency and the trucking industry failing grades.“For years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has routinely failed to meet deadlines to implement mandated safety rules and regulations that would have surely prevented deadly big truck crashes,” said Daphne Izer, founder of Parents Against Tired Truckers, which is part of the coalition, along with Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways, also known as CRASH.For the full story, see the March 19 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.
