FMCSA adopts policy on hazmat crash reviews
C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Pegasus_CCJ0708.pdf 6/2/08 9:02:13 AM Untitled-5 1 6/2/08 1:15:16 PM safety 42 Commercial Carrier Journal November 2008 Write 242 on Reader Service Card The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced in the Sept. 16 that it will con-sider preventability when reviewing crash rates for the purposes of deciding whether to deny a hazardous materials safety permit. By regulation, FMCSA may not issue a haz-ardous materials safety permit to a motor carrier that has a crash rate or driver, vehicle or hazardous material out-of-service rate in the top 30 percent of the national average. The new enforcement policy will apply when a motor carrier contests the denial of a safety permit based upon a crash rate in the top 30 percent of the national average and presents compelling evidence that one or more of the ATA's Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council announced its 2008 award winners at its Safety and Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition in Nashville, Tenn.: 2008 ATA President's Trophy: Large fleet winner (more than 100 million miles annually): Roehl Transport, Marshfield, Wis. Mid-size fleet winner (between 25-100 million miles annually): Central Freight Lines, Waco, Texas Small fleet winner (less than 25 mil-lion miles annually): CLI Transport, Claysburg, Pa. David May, Con-way Freight, West Seneca, N.Y. Douglas Cook, Covenant Transport, Chattanooga, Tenn. Human Resources Professional of Leslie Lundberg, Con-way Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich. North Carolina Trucking Association Excellence in Human Resource Roehl Transport Douglas Cook, Covenant Transport crashes listed in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) was not preventable. FMCSA adopts policy on hazmat crash reviews ATA's S&LPMC announces 2008 award winners