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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's "blame truck drivers first" policy is receiving criticism from leaders at the American Trucking Association, which believes all crashes should not be seen as the drivers fault.
"With FMCSA moving ahead with its CSA carrier oversight system, it is more important than ever that the agency uses not only the best data, but also common sense to ensure it is targeting the right carriers and drivers for oversight," said Bill Graves, president and CEO of the ATA.
Recent research from the FMCSA found that in a majority of car crashes, trucking safety wasn't the issue - the driver of the smaller, non-commercial vehicle was found to be at fault for the collision. The ATA lists five recent examples in which the given truckers could do nothing to avoid the accident.
A new Compliance, Safety and Accountability Program will change the way drivers report accidents that will begin the the second quarter of the year, which will allow a trucker to tell the FMCSA that he or she is not responsible for a crash.
ATA does not agree with 'blame truck drivers first' policy
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's "blame truck drivers first" policy is receiving criticism from leaders at the American Trucking Association, which believes all crashes should not be seen as the drivers fault.
