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The Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) Pilot Demonstration Project
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1999-12-01
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TRIS Online Accession Number:00789190
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NTL Classification:NTL-FREIGHT-Trucking Industry;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety;
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Abstract:The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 mandated a study to explore the potential of the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) registration process as a safety enforcement tool for reducing CMV accidents. The project sought to establish a link between the motor carrier safety information network systems of the U.S. Department of Transportation and similar CMV registration and licensing systems used by States. It has two goals: to determine the safety fitness of motor carriers prior to issuing license plates; and to cause unsafe motor carriers to enhance performance through a performance-based improvement process, and, when necessary, apply sanctions. A study design for the Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program was developed and piloted in five States over a period of 4 years, ending in 1997. The results of the PRISM study proved conclusively that a link could be established between Federal and State information systems, and that the CMV registration process could serve as a powerful enforcement tool in both Federal and State motor carrier safety programs. There are currently 12 States participating in the PRISM program, and 4 or 5 States are expected to join per year. This tech brief discusses the PRISM pilot demonstration project. 4 p.
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