TRUCK SAFETY

This is a hearing on the general subject of truck safety, with statements from the assistant public utility commissioner of Oregon, the senior vice-president of Roadway Express Inc, the state highway engineer, Oregon Department of Transportation, the Council of Safety Supervisors, Oregon Trucking Association, the president of the Oregon Forest Products Transportation Association, and finally a statement from the New York State Department of Transportation. These statements cover the Oregon Safety Compliance Program, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the safety experience with double and triple combinations, the safety impact of Federal deregulation, securing cargo and the need for national standards for licensing of truck drivers.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, 98th Congress, 2nd Session on Truck Safety, February 15, 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  United States Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20510
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Pagination: 37 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodities; Deregulation; Driver licenses; Federal government; Freight transportation; Hearings; Laws; Safety; Standards; State departments of transportation; Taxation; Tractor trailer combinations; Truck drivers; Trucking; Trucks; Trucks by weight; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Triple trailers
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck laws & regulations
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394735
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: 98-58, HS-037 835
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM