Redefining commercial vehicle permitting and credentialing violations.

Details

• Creators:
  Martin, Andrew ; Walton, Jennifer ; Keathley, Valerie
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Kentucky Transportation Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  Kentucky. Transportation Cabinet
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Adjudication Alternatives Analysis Commercial Vehicles Permits Size And Weight Regulations Statistical Analysis Traffic Law Enforcement Traffic Violations
• Publication/ Report Number:
  KTC-15-17/SPR14-489-1F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Kentucky
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Kentucky Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  The objective of this study was to analyze enforcement and adjudication of common commercial vehicle tax,
  
  credentialing, and safety offenses. This study examined violations of the International Fuel Tax Agreement and the
  
  Kentucky Intrastate Tax, Kentucky’s weight distance tax, Unified Carrier Registration, Kentucky size and weight laws,
  
  and federal safety regulations from 2004 to 2013. Statistical analysis showed declining conviction rates, increasing
  
  dismissal rates, and a drop in collections of court costs and fines associated with these offenses. In addition, adjudication
  
  varied significantly from district court to district court, which is creating an equity issue for motor carriers and the
  
  drivers who operate in Kentucky. Surveys of other states and conversations with Kentucky officials were used to
  
  develop two policy alternatives to the current system. The first policy is a piecemeal reform of current practices, and the
  
  second policy establishes a civil penalties system where a review board adjudicates commercial vehicle offenses in lieu
  
  of district courts. An implementation analysis shows the latter would be a more equitable, efficient, and fiscally
  
  responsible alternative to current practices.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR-14-489
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b353d958404538cb6a7daefaab581767a94f61a6711f990bdf43b5dbfccf1ea1ccc3f8285f2a2bd00524c1d52c63a423690747c4c79690b156563f461eb07d71
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29184/dot_29184_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.81 MB ]