HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA
Instead of relying completely on random road surveillance, PennDOT hazardous materials program is now concentrating 60 percent of its effort on the terminals where the hazardous substances are loaded and shipped out. Equipment maintenance schedules and driver qualifications and medical records are checked, trucks are inspected, and loading procedures observed. A company is given a report on the spot and will only be issued a citation if it absolutely refuses to cooperate. Not only is there greater cooperation at terminal inspections, there is greater efficiency, with more drivers, vehicles, and companies affected than would be the case with random road checks. Better use of investigators will also be attained through a computer system which identifies individual carriers, the terminals they use, their accident rate, and hence any potential trouble spots.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Committee Meeting Papers from the 67th Annual Meeting Proceedings, held in Chicago, Illinois, October 5 to 7, 1981.
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Corporate Authors:
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
444 North Capitol Street, NW
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Authors:
- Zogby, J J
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1981
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 97-99
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Economic efficiency; Freight traffic; Hazardous materials; Information processing; Inspection; Monitoring; Motor vehicles; Regulations; State departments of transportation
- Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Enforcement
- Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00379326
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM