ROADSIDE INSPECTION: A NEEDED UPGRADE

The Department of Transportation's Motor Carrier Safety Program (MCSAP) is described. The MCSAP is designed to reduce the number and severity of accidents and hazardous materials incidents involving commercial motor vehicles. The program will substantially increase roadside inspections and the likelihood that safety defects, driver deficiencies, and unsafe carrier practice will be detected and corrected. Details of the roadside inspection are briefly described, and the program's growth is noted. The First Annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Program Conference sponsored by the MCSAP is noted.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Gardeski, R M
• Publication Date: 1987-4

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 41-42
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 57
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Defects; Hazardous materials; Highway safety; Inspection; Roadside; Safety; Traffic safety; Truck drivers; Trucks
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00471870
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1987 12:00AM