Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Type: Executive Departments (Sub-organization)
Parent organization: U.S. Department of Transportation
Employees: 1100
Executive: Administrator
Budget: Approximately $830 million (fiscal year 2024)
Address: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590
Website: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov
Creation Legislation: Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999
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Mission
To reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses, improving the safety and efficiency of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) through regulations, enforcement, and education. It works to ensure that the transportation of goods and passengers by CMVs is safe and secure.
Services

Regulation of commercial vehicle operations; enforcement of safety standards; driver licensing; vehicle inspections; research and data analysis

Regulations

Title 49 of the U.S. Code; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
File:US-FMCSA-Logo.svg
FMCSA logo
Agency Overview
Formed January 1, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-01-01)
Jurisdiction United States government
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Employees 1,000
Annual budget $668.523 million (FY15), requested[1]
Agency Executives Vinn White (Acting)[2], Administrator
Vinn White, Deputy Administrator
Parent agency US Department of Transportation
Website
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Website

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation that regulates the trucking industry in the United States. The primary mission of the FMCSA is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.

History

The agency was established as a separate administration within U.S. Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the "Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999."[3] FMCSA is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and employs more than 1,000 people in all 50 States and the District of Columbia, with the goal of making "roadways safer for the public and the CMV industry".[4]

Main functions

In carrying out its safety mandate to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses, FMCSA:

  • Develops and enforces data-driven regulations that balance motor carrier (truck and bus companies) safety with efficiency;
  • Harnesses safety information systems to focus on higher risk carriers in enforcing the safety regulations;
  • Provide the information on consumer complaints, authority status, and carrier insurance;
  • Targets educational messages to carriers, commercial drivers, and the public; and
  • Partners with stakeholders including Federal, State, and local enforcement agencies, the motor carrier industry, safety groups, and organized labor on efforts to reduce bus and truck-related crashes.

Leadership

Sue Lawless currently serves as the Acting Administrator of the FMSCA, she also serves as the agency’s Executive Director and Chief Safety Officer.

Raymond P. Martinez was sworn in as Administrator of the FMCSA on February 28, 2018. Previously, Martinez served as chairman and Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.[5] He left office on October 31, 2019, and the post has been without a permanent occupant ever since.[6]

Cathy F. Gautreaux became the Agency's Deputy Administrator in November 2017 after serving as the executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transportation Association for 29 years.[7][8] She left office on January 20, 2021.[9]

Meera Joshi served as Acting Administrator of the FMCSA from January 20, 2021, prior to her appointment as Deputy Mayor for Operations of New York City in January, 2022.

List of Administrators

Administrator Term started Term ended
Joseph M. Clapp October 4, 2001[10] December 2002[11]
Annette Sandberg August 5, 2003[12] March 1, 2006[13]
John H. Hill August 10, 2006[14] January 20, 2009[15]
Anne S. Ferro November 13, 2009[16] August 15, 2014[17]
Scott Darling August 16, 2014[18] January 20, 2017[19]
Raymond P. Martinez February 20, 2018 October 31, 2019
Jim Mullen (acting) October 31, 2019 August 29, 2020
Wiley Deck (acting) August 30, 2020 January 20, 2021
Meera Joshi (acting) January 20, 2021 January 1, 2022
Jack Van Steenburg (acting) January 1, 2022 September 26, 2022
Robin Hutcheson September 26, 2022 January 26, 2024
Sue Lawless (acting) January 26, 2024 June 25, 2024
Vinn White (acting) June 25, 2024 Incumbent

Organization

The FMCSA is divided into eight offices:

  • Office of the Administrator: MC-A
  • Office of Administration: MC-M
  • Office of Chief Counsel: MC-C
  • Office of Chief Financial Officer: MC-B
  • Office of Enforcement: MC-E
  • Office of Policy: MC-P
  • Office of Research and Information Technology: MC-R
  • Field Operations: MC-F

Field offices

The field organizations deliver program services to FMCSA partners and customers. This organization consists of Field Offices, Service Centers and State-level motor carrier division offices.

These offices answer questions and provide guidance concerning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

Eastern Service Center

  • Address: Fallon Federal Building, 31 Hopkins Plaza, Suite 800, Baltimore, MD 21201
  • Phone: (443) 703-2240
  • Fax: (443) 703-2253
  • Territories Included: CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, PR, RI, VA, VT, WV

Midwestern Service Center

  • Address: 600 Holiday Plaza Drive, Suite 240, Matteson, IL 60443
  • Phone: (708) 283-3577
  • Fax: (708) 283-3579
  • Territories Included: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, WI

Southern Service Center

  • Address: 61 Forsyth St, SW, Suite 3M40 (Midrise), Atlanta, GA 30303
  • Phone: (404) 327-7400
  • Fax: (404) 327-7349
  • Territories Included: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN

Western Service Center

  • Address: Golden Hills Office Centre, 12600 W. Colfax Ave. Suite B-300, Lakewood, CO 80215
  • Phone: (303) 407-2350
  • Fax: (303) 407-2339
  • Territories Included: AK, American Samoa, AZ, CA, CO, Guam, Hawaii, ID, Northern Mariana Islands, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY

Field Offices

Alabama Division

  • Address: 520 Cotton Gin Road, Montgomery, AL 36117
  • Phone: (334) 290-4954
  • Fax: (334) 290-4944
  • Email: MCALOFF@dot.gov

Alaska Division

  • Address: 222 W 7th Avenue, Suite 518, Anchorage, AK 99513
  • Phone: (907) 271-4068
  • Email: MCAKOFF@dot.gov

Arizona Division

  • Address: 230 North 1st Ave, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85003-1725
  • Phone: (602) 379-6851
  • Fax: (602) 379-3627
  • Email: MCAZOFF@dot.gov

Arkansas Division

  • Address: Federal Building, 700 W. Capitol Ave, Room 2527, Little Rock, AR 72201
  • Phone: (501) 324-5050
  • Fax: (501) 324-6562
  • Email: ARDivision@dot.gov

California Division

  • Address: 501 I Street, Suite 9-300, Sacramento, CA 95814-2941
  • Phone: (916) 930-2760
  • Fax: (916) 930-2778
  • Email: FMCSACADiv@dot.gov

Colorado Division

  • Address: 12300 West Dakota Avenue, Suite 130, Lakewood, CO 80228
  • Phone: (720) 963-3130
  • Fax: (720) 963-3131
  • Email: MCCOOFF@dot.gov

Connecticut Division

  • Address: 450 Main Street, Suite 524, Hartford, CT 06103
  • Phone: (860) 659-6700
  • Fax: (860) 659-6725
  • Email: CTDivision@dot.gov

Delaware Division

  • Address: College Business Park, 1203 College Park Drive, Suite 102, Dover, DE 19904-8703
  • Phone: (302) 734-8173
  • Fax: (302) 346-5101
  • Email: MCDEOFF@dot.gov

District of Columbia Division

  • Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Maritime Administration, Mail Stop 5 / Room W26-417, Washington, DC 20590-0001
  • Phone: (202) 366-4000
  • Fax: (202) 219-3546
  • Email: DCDVcarriermailbox@dot.gov

Florida Division

  • Address: 3500 Financial Plaza, Suite 200, Tallahassee, FL 32312
  • Phone: (850) 942-9338
  • Fax: (850) 942-9680
  • Email: MCFLOFF@dot.gov

Georgia Division

  • Address: 61 Forsyth St, SW, Suite 3B15 (Bridge), Atlanta, GA 30303
  • Phone: (678) 284-5130
  • Fax: (678) 284-5146
  • Email: MCGAOFF@dot.gov

Hawaii Division

  • Address: 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3-239, Box 50226, Honolulu, HI 96850
  • Phone: (808) 541-2790
  • Fax: (808) 541-2702
  • Email: MCHIOFF@dot.gov

Idaho Division

  • Address: 1387 Vinnell Way, Suite 341, Boise, ID 83709
  • Phone: (208) 334-1842
  • Fax: (208) 334-1046
  • Email: MCIDOFF@dot.gov

Illinois Division

  • Address: 3250 Executive Park Drive, Springfield, IL 62703-4514
  • Phone: (217) 492-4608
  • Fax: (217) 492-4986
  • Email: MCILOFF@dot.gov

Indiana Division

  • Address: 575 N. Pennsylvania St, Room 261, Indianapolis, IN 46204
  • Phone: (317) 226-7474
  • Fax: (317) 226-5657
  • Email: MCINOFF@dot.gov

Iowa Division

  • Address: 105 6th Street, Ames, IA 50010-6337
  • Phone: (515) 233-7400
  • Fax: (515) 233-7494
  • Email: MCIAOFF@dot.gov

Kansas Division

  • Address: 1303 SW First American Place, Suite 200, Topeka, KS 66604-4040
  • Phone: (785) 271-1260
  • Fax: (877) 547-0378
  • Email: MCKSOFF@dot.gov

Kentucky Division

  • Address: 330 West Broadway, Room 124, Frankfort, KY 40601
  • Phone: (502) 223-6779
  • Fax: (502) 223-6767
  • Email: MCKYOFF@dot.gov

Louisiana Division

  • Address: 5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
  • Phone: (225) 757-7640
  • Fax: (225) 757-7636
  • Email: MCLAOFF@dot.gov

Maine Division

  • Address: Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building, 40 Western Avenue, Room 411, Augusta, ME 04330
  • Phone: (207) 622-8358
  • Fax: (207) 622-8477
  • Email: MCMEOFF@dot.gov

Maryland Division

  • Address: George H. Fallon Federal Building, 31 Hopkins Plaza, Suite 750, Baltimore, MD 21201
  • Phone: (443) 703-2360
  • Fax: (443) 703-2374
  • Email: FMCSA-MDOFFICE@dot.gov

Massachusetts Division

  • Address: U.S. DOT Volpe Center, 220 Binney St., 9th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142
  • Phone: (617) 494-6363
  • Fax: (877) 544-1088
  • Email: MCMAOFF@dot.gov

Michigan Division

  • Address: 315 W. Allegan, Room 219, Lansing, MI 48933
  • Phone: (517) 853-5990
  • Fax: (517) 377-1868
  • Email: MCMIOFF@dot.gov

Minnesota Division

  • Address: Warren E. Burger Federal Building & US Courthouse, 316 North Robert Street, Suite 244, Saint Paul, MN 55101
  • Phone: (651) 291-6150
  • Fax: (651) 291-6001
  • Email: MCMNOFF@dot.gov

Mississippi Division

  • Address: 100 West Capitol St., Suite 1049, Jackson, MS 39269
  • Phone: (601) 965-4219
  • Fax: (601) 965-4674
  • Email: MCMSOFF@dot.gov

Missouri Division

  • Address: 3219 Emerald Lane, Suite 500, Jefferson City, MO 65109
  • Phone: (573) 636-3246
  • Fax: (573) 636-8901
  • Email: MCMOOFF@dot.gov

Montana Division

  • Address: 2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, MT 59602
  • Phone: (406) 449-5304
  • Fax: (406) 449-5318
  • Email: MCMTOFF@dot.gov

Nebraska Division

  • Address: 100 Centennial Mall North, Room 406, Lincoln, NE 68508
  • Phone: (402) 437-6630
  • Fax: (402) 437-5837
  • Email: MCNEOFF@dot.gov

Nevada Division

  • Address: 705 North Plaza Street, Suite 204, Carson City, NV 89701
  • Phone: (775) 687-5335
  • Fax: (775) 687-8353
  • Email: MCNVOFF@dot.gov

New Hampshire Division

  • Address: James C. Cleveland Federal Office Building, 53 Pleasant Street, Suite 3300, Concord, NH 03301
  • Phone: (603) 228-3112
  • Fax: (603) 223-0390
  • Email: MCNHOFF@dot.gov

New Jersey Division

  • Address: 5 Independence Way, Suite 250, Princeton, NJ 08540
  • Phone: (609) 275-2604
  • Fax: (609) 275-5108
  • Email: MCNJOFF@dot.gov

New Mexico Division

  • Address: 2440 Louisiana Blvd. NE, Suite 520, Albuquerque, NM 87110
  • Phone: (505) 346-7858
  • Fax: (505) 346-7859
  • Email: MCNMOFF@dot.gov

New York Division

  • Address: Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building, Room 815, Clinton Avenue and N. Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207
  • Phone: (518) 431-4145
  • Fax: (518) 431-4140
  • Email: MCNYOFF@dot.gov

North Carolina Division

  • Address: 310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 468, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Phone: (919) 856-4378
  • Fax: (919) 856-4369
  • Email: MCNCOFF@dot.gov

North Dakota Division

  • Address: 4503 N. Coleman Street, Suite 204, Bismarck, ND 58503
  • Phone: (701) 250-4346
  • Fax: (701) 250-4389
  • Email: MCNDOFF@dot.gov

Ohio Division

  • Address: 200 N High Street, Room 609, Columbus, OH 43215
  • Phone: (614) 280-5657
  • Fax: (614) 280-6875
  • Email: MCOHOFF@dot.gov

Oklahoma Division

  • Address: 300 North Meridian, Suite 106 North, Oklahoma City, OK 73107
  • Phone: (405) 605-6047
  • Fax: (405) 605-6176
  • Email: MCOKOFF@dot.gov

Oregon Division

  • Address: The Equitable Center, 530 Center Street NE, Suite 440, Salem, OR 97301-3740
  • Phone: (503) 399-5775
  • Fax: (503) 316-2580
  • Email: MCOROFF@dot.gov

Pennsylvania Division

  • Address: 215 Limekiln Road, Suite 200, New Cumberland, PA 17070
  • Phone: (717) 614-4060
  • Fax: (717) 614-4066
  • Email: MCPAOFF@dot.gov

Puerto Rico Division

  • Address: Torre Chardón, 350 Chardón Street, Suite 207, Hato Rey, PR 00918
  • Phone: (787) 766-5985
  • Fax: (787) 766-5015
  • Email: FMCSA.PuertoRico@dot.gov

Rhode Island Division

  • Address: 20 Risho Avenue, Suite E, East Providence, RI 02914
  • Phone: (401) 431-6010
  • Fax: (401) 431-6019
  • Email: MCRIOFF@dot.gov

South Carolina Division

  • Address: 1835 Assembly Street, Suite 1253, Columbia, SC 29201-2430
  • Phone: (803) 765-5414
  • Fax: (803) 765-5413
  • Email: MCSCOFF@dot.gov

South Dakota Division

  • Address: 1410 E. Highway 14, Suite B, Pierre, SD 57501
  • Phone: (605) 224-8202
  • Fax: (605) 224-1766
  • Email: MCSDOFF@dot.gov

Tennessee Division

  • Address: 640 Grassmere Park, Suite 111, Nashville, TN 37211
  • Phone: (615) 781-5781
  • Fax: (615) 781-5780
  • Email: Tennessee.Division@dot.gov

Texas Division

  • Address: 300 E 8th Street, Suite 130, Austin, TX 78701
  • Phone: (512) 916-5440
  • Fax: (512) 916-5482
  • Email: MCTXOFF@dot.gov

Utah Division

  • Address: 2520 West 4700 South, Suite 9B, Salt Lake City, UT 84129-1874
  • Phone: (801) 288-0360
  • Fax: (801) 288-8867
  • Email: UtahFMCSAdivision@dot.gov

Vermont Division

  • Address: 87 State Street, Room 305, P O Box 338, Montpelier, VT 05601
  • Phone: (802) 828-4480
  • Fax: (802) 828-4581
  • Email: MCVTOFF@dot.gov

Virginia Division

  • Address: 400 N. 8th St., Suite 780, Richmond, VA 23219-4827
  • Phone: (804) 771-8585
  • Fax: (804) 771-8670
  • Email: MCVAOFF@dot.gov

Washington Division

  • Address: 724 Columbia street, NW, Suite 200, Olympia, WA 98501
  • Phone: (360) 753-9875
  • Fax: (360) 753-9024
  • Email: MCWAOFF@dot.gov

West Virginia Division

  • Address: 700 Washington Street East, Geary Plaza, Suite 205, Charleston, WV 25301
  • Phone: (304) 347-5935
  • Fax: (304) 347-5617
  • Email: MCWVOFF@dot.gov

Wisconsin Division

  • Address: 1 Point Place, Suite 101, Madison, WI 53719-2809
  • Phone: (608) 662-2010
  • Fax: (608) 829-7540
  • Email: MCWIOFF@dot.gov

Wyoming Division

  • Address: 2617 East Lincolnway, Suite F, Cheyenne, WY 82001
  • Phone: (307) 772-2305
  • Fax: (307) 772-2905
  • Email: MCWYOFF@dot.gov

Main programs

Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)

Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) is described by FMCSA as its "data-driven safety compliance and enforcement program designed to improve safety and prevent commercial motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities".[20] This program oversees carriers' safety performance through roadside inspections and crash investigations, issuing violations when instances of noncompliance with safety regulations are uncovered. The Agency's safety investigation team and state law enforcement partners are small compared to the millions of CMV companies and commercial driver license (CDL) holders nationwide. A key component of the CSA program – known as the Safety Measurement System (SMS) – relies on data analysis to identify non-compliant and unsafe companies to prioritize them for enforcement interventions.

While the methodology for calculating SMS safety scores has evolved over time in response to suggestions from stakeholders, the program has proven effective at identifying unsafe, high-risk carriers. FMCSA is expected to publicly release additional changes to SMS designed to strengthen the Agency's ability to identify companies for investigation before they are involved in a crash. The program's future remains in doubt as it has been the subject of heavy criticism from the DOT's own Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office, and Congress itself in the FAST Act. That Act requires the National Research Council of the National Academies of Science (NAS) to conduct a thorough study of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program, specifically the Safety Measurement System (SMS).[21]

Hours of Service (HOS) and Driver Restart Study

In July 2013, FMCSA updated HOS regulation to help reduce the incidence of CMV driver fatigue on the nation's roadways. The final rule required truck drivers who use the "34-hour restart" provision to maximize their weekly work hours to limit the restart to once a week and to include in the restart period at least two nights off duty from 1:00 to 5:00 a.m., when one's 24-hour body clock supposedly needs and benefits from sleep the most.[22]

In December 2014, Congress passed the FAST Act, which suspended the new 34-hour restart provision in the HOS rule and instructed FMCSA to study its effectiveness. In 2015, FMCSA selected Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) to conduct the largest naturalistic study of its kind that the Agency had ever undertaken. FMCSA anticipated releasing the findings in 2017[needs update].

National Registry

Implemented in 2014, the National Registry rule requires all Medical Examiners (ME) who conduct physical examinations and issue medical certifications for interstate CMV drivers to complete training on FMCSA's physical qualification standards, pass a certification test, and demonstrate competence through periodic training and testing. CMV drivers whose medical certifications expire must use MEs on the National Registry for their examinations.[23]

FMCSA has reached its goal of at least 40,000 certified MEs signing onto the registry, meaning drivers can now find certified medical examiners throughout the country who can competently perform their medical exam. FMCSA is preparing to issue a follow-on "National Registry 2" rulemaking that will require MEs to submit medical certificate information on a daily basis. These daily updates, which FMCSA will transmit to states electronically, will dramatically decrease the chance of drivers falsifying medical cards.

ELDT- Entry Level Driver Trains Program and TPR- Training Provider Registry

On February 7, 2022, new regulations have been put into place regarding obtaining a commercial driver's license, upgrading an existing CDL license or obtaining a passenger, school bus or hazmat endorsement. The new regulation adjusted the minimum training standards. As of Feb. 7, 2022 training providers will be required to register with the TPR and upload documents to confirm applicants for CDL licenses have met the EDLT minimum standards.

CSA overhaul

In 2015 a Congressional mandate, that was part of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), directed a full review of the CSA program by the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The review (study) was named the "Correlation Study Corrective Action Plan". The FMCSA had already started implementing changes in the CSA but withdrew these after the study was published.[24]

Fleet mileage will be included in the new plan and the FMCSA will study sharing information with the International Registration Plan (IRP) and International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) organizations with consideration of incentives for voluntary mileage updates. The FMCSA will partner with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in getting states to participate in uniform crash reporting standards.[25]

In September 2018 the FMCSA began small-scale testing using an Item Response Theory (IRT) model to replace the Safety Measurement System with plans for full testing in 2019. The FMCSA currently uses percentile comparisons (relative rankings) of similar fleets when computing the "Behavioral Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories" (BASIC) scores but will study if absolute measures of safety should be used instead. The Safety Measurement System (SMS) website was changed[26] in September 2018 with certain previous public information on property carrier's compliance and safety performance information now withheld. Ten organizations, including the American Trucking Association (ATA), Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), and OOIDA, co-signed a letter to then Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, requesting that CSA scores not be available to the public.[27] Industry concerns have long been that the CSA scoring is "highly defective", has inconsistencies with the Safety Measurement System, and has "significant shortcomings".[28]

Concerns

Shippers and brokers have used the CSA scores as a bench-mark to find safe carriers. With this hidden there may be more calls for legislation establishing uniform federal standards for qualifying carriers. House Bill H.R.1568 was introduced, that was referred to the subcommittee of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit,[29] and Senate Bill S.1345 was introduced,[30] that was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.[31] The insurance industry also used the CSA scores to evaluate the overall fitness and risk profile of carriers and drivers.[32]

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a report in 2015 criticizing the CSA scoring, citing that a lack of "crash accountability or crash weighting in CSA has long-plagued the program", negatively affecting scores on crashes that are not the fault of the carrier or driver. The ATRI report found that negative scores resulted from trucks colliding with an animal in the roadway, another driver hitting a legally parked truck, another driver running a red light or stop sign and hitting a truck, another driver being under the influence of drugs or alcohol and hitting a truck, and truck-assisted suicide by a pedestrian and that non-preventable crashes needs to be removed from carriers' CSA records.[33]

Applicability of FMCSA regulations

All non-exempt commercial motor vehicles that cross state lines, including big-rig trucks, are subject to the federal motor carrier safety regulations. If these semi-trucks are operating within one state, they need to abide by state-equivalent motor carrier safety regulations. The intent of the regulations is to cover all persons and entities involved in operating commercial vehicles, including: drivers, hiring managers, trainers, supervisors, managers, dispatchers, other people whose action affects drivers and commercial motor vehicles.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) set forth minimum standards for those involved with the operation of commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, in order to cover all people and entities involved in interstate operation of these trucks.

Consumer protection initiatives

"Look Before You Book"

FMCSA's "Look Before You Book" campaign encourages trip planners and passengers to think about more than price and to consider safety first when choosing bus companies and drivers. The program features DOT's first app – SaferBus – that provides safety data on each bus company under FMCSA's jurisdiction. The primary audiences for this campaign are travel planners that serve faith-based organizations, seniors and student groups.[34]

Protect Your Move

Of the estimated 35 million Americans who move each year, about 600,000 hire a company to move their household goods across state lines. FMCSA receives about 3,000 complaints annually about deceptive practices and fraud by dishonest operators.[35]

The Protect Your Move program aims to protect consumers and counter interstate moving fraud in two ways: 1) by educating consumers who are preparing to move to make informed decisions about moving companies and avoid being taken advantage of by a disreputable mover; and 2) by providing tools and information to victims after moving fraud has occurred to help them resolve mover disputes and/or file fraud complaints and seek arbitration or legal action.

FMSCA provides a searchable database for consumers to verify Household Goods Carriers authorization, licensing and insurance under the Protect Your Move Program.[36]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Estimates". 21 March 2014. http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mission/budget/fiscal-year-2015-budget-estimates. 
  2. ↑ "DOT appoints acting AI chief to lead FMCSA". https://www.truckingdive.com/news/fmcsa-acting-administrator-vinn-white-appointment/719823/. 
  3. ↑ Public law Archived 2010-06-11 at the Wayback Machine -106-159; Accessed 2010-12-16
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  5. ↑ "Administrator". 2014-08-18. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mission/leadership/administrator-0. 
  6. ↑ "FMCSA boss to step down". 10 October 2019. https://cdllife.com/2019/fmcsa-boss-to-step-down/. 
  7. ↑ "Deputy Administrator" (in en). Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 2017-11-22. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mission/leadership/deputy-administrator-0. 
  8. ↑ "Gautreaux begins tenure as FMCSA's deputy administrator". Fleet Owner. 2017-11-27. http://www.fleetowner.com/government/gautreaux-begins-tenure-fmcsas-deputy-administrator. 
  9. ↑ "Government Officials at the US Department of Transportation | US Department of Transportation". https://www.transportation.gov/mission/meet-key-officials. 
  10. ↑ "Clapp Sworn in as Head of Motor Carrier Safety Agency". https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/newsroom/clapp-sworn-head-motor-carrier-safety-agency. 
  11. ↑ "CLAPP TO LEAVE U.S. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION". https://www.freightwaves.com/news/clapp-to-leave-u-s-federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration. 
  12. ↑ "Sandberg Sworn in as New FMCSA Administrator". https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/newsroom/sandberg-sworn-new-fmcsa-administrator. 
  13. ↑ "FMCSA Administrator Annette Sandberg resigns". https://www.fleetowner.com/news/article/21668789/fmcsa-administrator-annette-sandberg-resigns. 
  14. ↑ "SHARING IDEAS TO SAVE LIVES - Federal Motor Carrier Safety". p. 13. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/21043512/sharing-ideas-to-save-lives-federal-motor-carrier-safety-. 
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  22. ↑ "Hours of Service | FMCSA". https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hours-of-service. 
  23. ↑ "National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners | FMCSA". https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/national-registry/national-registry-certified-medical-examiners. 
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Sources

1. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - About Us

2. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - Key Programs

3. Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010

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