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Statement on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Actions on Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Testing Rules

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Truck driving is one of the most dangerous professions in the U.S.  In this exceedingly hazardous roadway environment, policy makers should be advancing proven solutions to enhance large truck safety.  Today’s actions by the FMCSA ended two ill-conceived and unsafe proposals.  Advocates looks forward to additional actions by the Agency to address the preventable carnage experienced on our streets and highways.

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Statement on Extension of Emergency Declaration and Exemptions from Certain Truck Safety Regulations

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With the recent announcement by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) extending exemptions pertaining to operations supporting direct assistance for COVID-19 relief efforts, we urge the agency to be transparent about their use by making any related data available to the public.

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Overdue and At-Risk Safety Regulations

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Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) maintains a list of overdue and at-risk safety regulations that were enacted into law by Congress but have not been advanced by the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT).

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Statement on Proposed Truck Driver Sleeper Berth Pilot Program

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Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) opposes a new pilot program announced today that would further erode minimum protections to curb the well-known public safety threat of truck driver fatigue.  This proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), announced just days before the start of a new administration, would threaten public safety at a time when truck crashes claim far too many lives and cause lifelong debilitating injuries.

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