TRUCK DRIVERS: LICENSING AND MONITORING. AN ANALYSIS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. SUMMARY REPORT

This project addressed the licensing requirements for drivers of heavy trucks and the feasibility of federal licensing of these drivers. Data analyses indicate that heavy trucks pose a problem, but many of the key questions cannot be adequately answered on the basis of available data. Although the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety (BMCS) and state regulatory authorities have responsibility for the qualification and monitoring of many of the drivers of concern, in actual practice they are unable to insure that all drivers are qualified. Licensing recommendations cover verifications of driver identity; medical requirements; vision, knowledge, and skills testing; and an interstate identification file that is checked whenever a license is first issued in any state. Federal standards with enforceable sanctions will probably be necessary to encourage states to upgrade their programs. However, a cooperative state program should be far more effective and less costly than a federal licensing program.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Highway Safety Research Center
  Chapel Hill, NC  United States  27599
• Authors:
  • Waller, P F
  • Li, L K
• Publication Date: 1980-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 222 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicles; Driver licensing; Driver performance; Driver records; Drivers; Laws; Personnel performance; Professional drivers; Regulations; Truck drivers; Trucks
• Old TRIS Terms: Government regulations; Truck laws & regulations
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00610876
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-7-01807
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 31 1991 12:00AM