Motor carrier safety : reincarnating commercial vehicle companies pose safety threat to motoring public; federal safety agency has initiated efforts to prevent future occurrences.

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Government Accountability Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Buses Buses--United States--Safety Measures Commercial Vehicle Industry--United States Commercial Vehicles Commercial Vehicles--United States--Safety Measures Vehicle Safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  GAO-09-924
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Government Accountability Office
• Abstract:
  In 2008, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reports that there were about 300 fatalities from bus crashes in the United States. Although bus crashes are relatively rare, they are particularly deadly since many individuals may be involved. FMCSA tries to identify unsafe motor coach carriers and take them off the road.
  
  GAO was asked to determine (1) to the extent possible, the number of motor coach carriers registered with FMCSA as new entrants in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 that are substantially related to or in essence the same carriers the agency previously ordered out of service, and (2) what tools FMCSA uses to identify reincarnated carriers. To identify new entrants that were substantially related to carriers placed out of service, GAO analyzed FMCSA data to find matches on key fields (e.g., ownership, phone numbers, etc.). GAO’s analysis understates the actual number of reincarnated carriers because, among other things, the matching scheme used cannot detect minor spelling changes or other deception efforts. GAO also interviewed FMCSA officials on how the agency identifies reincarnated carriers.
  
  GAO is not making any recommendations. In July 2009, GAO briefed FMCSA on its findings and incorporated the agency’s comments, as appropriate.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a259d8bf8e02eff02de04512bd30141ad7a858e520fe2264d5c3f425c5dc1f32
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  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17404/dot_17404_DS1.pdf
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