摘要: |
This report documents a study of the safety performance and compliance of motor carriers entering interstate service, i.e., new entrants, and the possible need for a new entrant prequalification and monitoring program. The study was conducted by the Research and Special Programs Administration's (RSPA) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (the Volpe Center) in Cambridge, MA, under a project plan agreement with the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Motor Carriers (OMC). The concept of a new entrant program originated from a larger research project at the Volpe Center, the goal of which was to define an improved process for motor carrier safety fitness determination and assurance for the OMC. A new entrant program was identified as one of the potential components of the proposed improved process. |