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Define: FMCSA
Posted by David Piotrowski
The FMCSA, also known as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, was established as a division of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) in 2000. The mission of the FMCSA is to “reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.”
The FMCSA is headquartered in Washington, DC and employs more than 1,000 individuals, in all 50 States and the District of Columbia.
In carrying out its safety mandate to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses, the FMCSA:
- Develops and enforces data-driven regulations that balance motor carrier (truck and bus companies) safety with industry efficiency;
- Harnesses safety information systems to focus on higher risk carriers in enforcing the safety regulations;
- Targets educational messages to carriers, commercial drivers, and the public; and
- Partners with stakeholders including Federal, State, and local enforcement agencies, the motor carrier industry, safety groups, and organized labor on efforts to reduce bus and truck-related crashes.
The FMCSA develops, maintains, and enforces Federal regulations that promote carrier safety, industry productivity, and new technologies. These regulations establish safe operating requirements for commercial vehicle drivers, carriers, vehicles, and vehicle equipment.
The FMCSA also regulates interstate household goods movers and requires them to register with the agency.
Additional information on the FMCSA can be obtained at www.fmcsa.dot.gov.
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