ROLL WITH THE CHANGES? NOT IF IT MEANS BREAKING UP THE OFFICE OF MOTOR CARRIERS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY, CHIEF SAYS.

The new chief of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Motor Carriers and Traffic Safety, Julie Cirillo, faces two major issues: a proposed revision of the hours-of-service rules that determine when truckers can drive and when they must rest, and a congressional push that attacks the scope of her office. Legislators in both branches have passed proposals to establish a National Motor Carrier Administration, a dedicated trucking agency, separate from the traffic safety office. Such a move could put Cirillo's position in jeopardy. Cirillo has hinted at an hours-of-service proposal that would be based on a 24-hour clock and would mandate drivers to be off-duty for 14 hours of every such time period. However, she acknowledges that it will be difficult to put new rules into effect. In fighting to keep her office as it is, Cirillo will rely on her experience in the field of traffic safety.

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• Authors:
  • Johnson, K
• Publication Date: 1999-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 10-11
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety (Chicago)
  • Volume: 99
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: National Safety Council
  • ISSN: 0041-0721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Government agencies; Highway safety; Hours of labor; Legislation; Organizations; Rest periods; Traffic safety; Truck drivers; Trucking safety
• Identifier Terms: Office of Motor Carriers and Traffic Safety; U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00779750
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 28 1999 12:00AM