Freight Trucking: Promising Approach for Predicting Carriers' Safety Risks
PEMD-91-13
Published: Apr 04, 1991. Publicly Released: May 06, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on whether certain economic or related factors could be used as predictors of accident rates in the freight-trucking industry.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | As a first step toward reducing the accidents of motor carriers, the Secretary of Transportation should direct the Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, to require that mileage data on motor carriers falling under safety regulations be obtained annually to improve accident analysis. |
The Department of Transportation (DOT) did not concur in the recommendation and no action is anticipated.
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Topics
Accident preventionEconomic indicatorsFinancial analysisFreight transportationHighway safetyMotor vehicle safetyTraffic accidentsTraffic regulationTransportation statisticsTrucking operationsTruck driversCommercial motor vehicle operators