Government

FMCSA Study: Carrier Involvement in Crash Strong Indicator of Future Risk

About 91% of police accident reports contain enough information to determine fault in a truck-related crash, but assessing whether a truck and driver were at fault in a crash does not appear to improve the ability to predict crash risk when all crashes are considered, according to a long-awaited study unveiled by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

January 21, 2015