Trucking Safety Debate Is Set

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The House Ground Transportation Subcommittee said it will kick off a series of at least three hearings on motor carrier safety beginning Feb. 11.

House Transportation Committee Chairman Bud Shuster and Ground Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Tom Petri (R-Wis.) said the hearings "will take a comprehensive and hard look at motor carrier safety, including industry performance and the effectiveness of local, state and federal regulators. The hearings will also look at the proper organizational placement of the Office of Motor Carriers within the department, including a review of the proposal to transfer OMC from the Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a proposal that clearly falls within the jurisdiction of the Ground Transportation Subcommittee."

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