COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SAFETY. A REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

This is a report of a study that examined commercial vehicle safety issues in an effort to understand truck accidents, and identify and correct the unsafe conditions. The report notes the inadequacy of accident statistics, driver licensing, driver training, National Driver Register, Section 216 of the Motor Carrier Safety Act (1984), improved driver hours and speeds, new entrants, safety belt use, dialogue between the trucking industry and the states, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program; Trucking Industry Alliance, tractor/trailer brake research, and emergency response plans for hazardous materials accidents. Recommendations are made in each of these areas.

• Corporate Authors:

  Natl Highway Safety Advisory Comm, Dept of Transp

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1985-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; Commercial vehicles; Disasters and emergency operations; Driver licensing; Driver training; Hazardous materials; Highway safety; Hours of labor; Laws; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Trucks; Vehicle safety
• Identifier Terms: National Driver Register
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency response
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck brakes; Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Law; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495872
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-806 747
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM