The Trucking Watchdog Explains: What does NTSB do?

The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent body within the federal government that investigates all plane crashes in the U.S., as well as significant crashes on our highways, and maritime and train accidents. What does NTSB do? Most people, if they’ve heard of NTSB at all, associate the organization with plane crash investigations. They do investigate other incidents, including some fatal truck accidents crashes. NTSB investigations are extremely thorough—they often take more than a year—they are reserved for incidents accidents with issues of: “wide-ranging safety significance, such as collapses of highway bridge structures, fatalities on public transportation vehicles (such as buses and vans), and collisions at highway/rail grade crossings.”, via NTSB.gov. How does NTSB investigate truck crashes? There are about

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The Trucking Watchdog Explains: What does the USDOT do?

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT, or DOT) is the federal government agency in charge of transportation planning, funding, and safety. The top priorities at DOT are to keep the traveling public safe and secure, increase their mobility, and have our transportation system contribute to the nation’s economic growth. – transportation.gov What does the Department of Transportation do? Plan for national infrastructure. Big national projects—like building or maintaining interstate highways—don’t start with state and local governments. They start with the USDOT creating the plan, and managing the process. Set the standards for design, construction, and safety. The federal government sets the base safety standards for new bridges, for example. Those standards ensure that the bridges on I-5 in Washington

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The Trucking Watchdog Explains: What does the FMCSA do?

Right now, there are easily tens of thousands of semi-trucks delivering parts and products all over the United States. It is in the public interest that those trucks—andUS-FMCSA-Logo.svg_-e1454354010732.png truck drivers—operate safely on our roads and highways. That’s why there’s a government agency in charge of setting and enforcing rules for commercial trucks and buses: the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The primary mission of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. What does the FMCSA do? The FMCSA, in part, does the following: Sets safety standards for trucking carriers and bus companies. Monitors the trucking carriers, enforcing the safety rules and regulations. Partners with federal, state, and local

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The Trucking Watchdog Explains: What does NTSB do?

The Trucking Watchdog Explains: What does the USDOT do?

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