DOT to Build on Carrier Safety Improvements, Slater Says
The Department of Transportation made several improvements in highway safety last year, Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater said at a recent press session, and it hopes to go even further in implementing the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act enacted in December.
“We’ve already made significant improvements in motor carrier safety,” Slater told transportation reporters during the Jan. 7 session to discuss the department’s goals for 2000.
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The trucking industry can expect the Department of Transportation to maintain its heightened attention to safety as it increases enforcement and funding of safety programs and looks for new ways to approach the issue.
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“We have 200% more people on the borders conducting inspections, we’ve doubled the number of compliance reviews on motor carriers and have reduced our backlog of enforcement actions to 360, an 80% reduction.”
