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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

What is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association?

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was established on January 1, 2000. This agency regulates the commercial trucking industry to insure maximum safety for all vehicles on the road today. The FMCSA’s Offices of Analysis and Research and Technology conduct studies to analyze trends in commercial trucking and bus accidents.
Measures Enacted by the FMCSA

The measures implemented by the FMCSA were designed to lower the number of fatal accidents and casualties caused by commercial truck accidents. Those measures include:

• Improving safety information systems and commercial motor vehicle technologies
• Strengthening commercial motor vehicle equipment and operating standards
• Establishing programs for granting commercial driver’s licenses
• Researching and analyzing road safety statistics
• Creating motor carrier safety assistance programs

In order to enact these measures, the FMCSA requires that all motor carriers, including moving companies, register with them. Then, the FMCSA will determine the level of financial and insurance responsibilities for the companies.
"Share the Road" Program

Four years after its establishment, the FMCSA introduced the “No-Zone” or “Share the Road” Program. This campaign was created to educated motorists about how to safely drive on highways with trucks and buses by increasing awareness of the No-Zones: the areas where cars “disappear” from the view of a bus or truck driver. These are the areas where truck accidents are most likely to occur. Hopefully, educating drivers will lead to a marked decrease in deaths, injuries and property damages from truck crashes.

To learn more about how measures implemented by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration affect you, please contact us to speak with an experienced truck accident attorney today.

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