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FMCSA - USA - Sandberg: "to focus more on drivers"
ALEXANDRIA, VA.,USA -FRleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Nov 16, 2005: -- In the International Truck and Bus Safety & Security Symposium here, Annette Sandberg, Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), said: “Our blueprint for the future … is to really focus on driver behavior; to restructure our [safety] programs so we focus more on drivers and move away from vehicles”... As part of this strategic FMCSA to start work on a range of issues in the coming year: 1- Development of a CDL learner’s permit... 2- Inclusion of the driver medical certificate with the CDL... 3- Tougher medical examiner standards... 4- More fatigue research: Sandberg hopes to increase research on fatigue factors and especially focus on the physical problems associated with sleep apnea. “We know that the majority of truckers are overweight at a far higher percentage than the general population and that’s exacerbated by a poor diet and lack of exercise – all increasing risk factors for a variety of health problems,”... 5- Wireless roadside inspection technology: Sandberg wants to encourage development of technology that would allow federal safety inspectors to “plug into” trucks so they can get a quick read on vehicle issues... 6- Expansion of FMCSA's TACT program: TACT [Targeting Aggressive Cars and Trucks] puts state troopers in commercial trucks to write citations for aggressive behavior they see on the part of both cars and truckers... Finally, she stressed that FMCSA has no plans to take on an “ICC-like role.” She said the agency will continue to distance itself from the debate over low freight rates shippers pay truckers. The lack of trucking capacity now in the marketplace, Sandberg noted, “should give carriers enough leverage to deal with rate and wait time issues.”
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