New Entrants Safety Research

Deregulation of the motor carrier industry combined with a period of sustained economic growth has resulted in sizeable increases in the number of new motor carriers entering interstate operation. Discussions with key stakeholders in the motor carrier safety environment and previous academic studies have suggested that the safety performance and regulatory compliance of these "new entrants" may be significantly worse than the performance and compliance of more experienced carriers. This investigation examines the need for and the possible elements of a program to improve the safety performance and regulatory compliance of new entrants. It focuses specifically on regulatory compliance and crash rates as they relate to motor carrier's time in interstate operations.

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35560
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Cover title: New Entrant Safety Research
• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Economic Analysis Division, 55 Broadway
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Wright, Donald
  • Ohman, Jon
  • Corsi, Thomas
  • Sienicki, Dale
• Publication Date: 1998-4-23

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 56p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compliance; Crash rates; Highway safety; Interstate commerce; Motor carriers; Trucking safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor carrier safety; New entrants; Safety performance; Safety regulations
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01680027
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: PPA-HW-487/787
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 4 2018 11:02PM