EST TL Executives Support Firmer Safety Program Related Stories Take the Transport Topics Fleet Safety Survey . Almost half of truckload carrier executives surveyed by Transport Topics during the Truckload Carriers Association s annual meeting in Las Vegas think federal and state truck safety laws need significant improvement. On the other hand, a solid majority of trucking managers acknowledge that motor carrier inspectors are doing a good job. Two out of three say the government isn t doing enough to get bad drivers and carriers off the road. These findings suggest that trucking company owners and managers want more, not less, attention paid to safety issues, and they agree changes are needed to make the system more effective.
Most respondents support creation of a separate federal agency for trucking.
A sharper difference of opinion emerges on the issue of increasing fines on truck drivers for speeding and other traffic violations. Finally, carrier executives were asked to rate the quality of entry-level training for truck drivers. The survey was conducted during the TCA board meeting March 17 at the Bellagio Resort, and the results were based on 67 responses. Readers are invited to submit their response to the questionnaire. For the full story, see the April 12 print edition of Transport Topics.