Truck Safety Act of 1978: Hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, second session, on S. 2970,; to promote commercial motor vehicle safety, to prevent injury to commercial motor vehicle safety, to prevent injury to commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes, September 8, 1978

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Verlag: U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1978

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iv, 194 p.; 24 cm. Tables. Among the organizations providing witnesses were: American Farm Bureau Federation, Professional Drivers Council, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Federal Highway Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, Private Truck Council of America, American Trucking Associations, Inc. Minor wear and soiling noted. Serial No. 95-132. This is a hearing on S.2970, the Truck Safety Act of 1978. This legislation was introduced by Senator Charles Percy and its purpose was to strengthen the power of the Federal Government in the truck safety area. Despite the scope of these truck safety problems, S. 2970 goes beyond he issue of truck safety to apply to the safety of operation of all commercial motor vehicles over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating. Thus, this legislation would address the regulation of buses, farm equipment, and all other commercial vehicles above 10,000 gross vehicle weight. In the course of these hearings, the committee will be particularly interested in analyzing the adequacy of the Federal regulation of the commercial motor vehicles and what, if anything, is necessary in order to strengthen these programs. The committee is also concerned about how Federal programs interact with State regulation of commercial motor vehicles and whether this relationship is operating smoothly and effectively. As part of this overall examination, the committee will seek to determine whether the funding and manpower allocated to these programs is adequate to carry out these important functions. The committee will also focus on how priorities are set in the regulation of commercial vehicles and what method of initiating investigations of improper behavior in this area would be most effective. n examining these issues, the committee is fortunate to be receiving testimony today from an extremely wide spectrum of witnesses drawn from the Federal Government, State agencies, private trucking organizations, farm representatives, and private experts. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 63057

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Titel: Truck Safety Act of 1978: Hearing before the...

Verlag: U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC

Erscheinungsdatum: 1978

Einband: Wraps

Zustand: Good

Auflage: Presumed first edition/first printing.