is being done.
ATA said only a couple of the plan’s 10 stated goals address impacting the behavior of passenger motorists, who play a significant role in a substantial percentage of truck crashes. Instead, the core principles of the plan focused exclusively on motor carriers.
By not emphasizing motorists in the plan, FMCSA will only impact about 30% of truck-involved crashes, ATA added. FMCSA, however, has indicated that it plans on expanding its reach over shippers and receivers.
The agency says it has a responsibility to oversee not just trucking companies and drivers, but the “commercial motor vehicle transportation life-cycle,” which includes others in the supply chain companies that can affect trucking safety.
FMCSA hopes to close some of the gaps in its authority over other players such as shippers, receivers, brokers and freight forwarders.
Click here to read FMCSA’s 10-point plan.
