United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-07-11 monographic deposited born digital 28 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-1074T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1074T P0b002ee18039ad6d f:d071074t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1074T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1074T GAO-07-1074T Accident prevention Accidents Automated risk assessment Comparative analysis Data collection Data integrity Evaluation methods Internal controls Motor carriers Motor vehicle safety Program evaluation Risk management Safety regulation Safety standards Systems evaluation Traffic accidents Policies and procedures FMCSA Safety Status Measurement System Testimony A72507 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has the primary federal responsibility for reducing crashes involving large trucks and buses. FMCSA uses its "SafeStat" tool to select carriers for reviews for compliance with its safety regulations based on the carriers' crash rates and prior safety violations. FMCSA then conducts these compliance reviews and can place carriers out of service if they are found to be operating unsafely. This statement is based on a recent report (GAO-07-585) and other nearly completed work. GAO assessed (1) the extent to which FMCSA identifies carriers that subsequently have high crash rates, (2) how FMCSA ensures that its compliance reviews are conducted thoroughly and consistently, and (3) the extent to which FMCSA follows up with carriers with serious safety violations. GAO's work was based on a review of laws, program guidance, and analyses of data from 2004 through early 2006. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1074T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1074T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1074T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1074T.pdf GAO-07-1074T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1074T Testimony GAO-07-1074T; Motor Carrier Safety: Preliminary Information on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Efforts to Identify and Follow Up with High-risk Carriers; Accident prevention Accidents Automated risk assessment Comparative analysis Data collection Data integrity Evaluation methods Internal controls Motor carriers Motor vehicle safety Program evaluation Risk management Safety regulation Safety standards Systems evaluation Traffic accidents Policies and procedures FMCSA Safety Status Measurement System Volume 113 Page 1748 113 Stat. 1748 Public Law 106-159