EFFECT OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMATIC PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON SPECIFIC CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS

The purpose of the program was to determine the effect of proper commercial vehicle inspection and maintenance procedures on safety and to document the need for improved or modified inspection and maintenance requirements as stated in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Based on the data analysis it is concluded that there is an identifiable relationship between good inspection and maintenance practices and a reduction in defect-related accidents. It is recommended that the Bureau formalize the current practices of the better motor carrier with respect to vehicle inspection and expand the enforcement and education activities of the Bureau.

• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Safety Research Institute

  Huron Parkway and Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109

  Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • McDole, T L
  • O'Day, J
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 139 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial transportation; Commercial vehicles; Crash investigation; Defects; Freight transportation; Highway transportation; Inspection; Maintenance; Motor vehicles; Preventive maintenance; Regulations; Safety; Safety engineering; Trucks
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094007
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UM-HSRI-SA-75-13, HS-017 673
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-8272
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 10 1990 12:00AM