Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program

Watchdog calls out lax FMCSA oversight of $2B in grant money

WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration must do a better job of overseeing and keeping track of billions of dollars of taxpayer money aimed at preventing truck crashes, according to a government watchdog.

In an audit report released Friday on the agency’s Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program grant program, the Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) revealed that FMCSA’s division offices do not always follow the agency’s MCSAP monitoring policies and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/watchdog-calls-out-lax-fmcsa-oversight-of-2b-in-grant-money

How much did Biden administration give states to reduce truck crashes?

Truck involved in crash being towed.

The Biden administration recently announced a record $463.5 million allocated to states and U.S. territories in 2022 for Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) grants administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to help prevent truck crashes.

The funding level is a 52% increase from 2021 — and comes at a time when truck crashes are on the rise.

“FMCSA’s core mission is safety, and our work supports the U.S. Department of Transportation’s comprehensive National Roadway...

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Federal money earmarked for truck safety in FY21 tops $380M

U.S. regulators announced on Wednesday $76. 2 million in grants aimed at preventing truck crashes, bringing safety funding allocated in FY21 to more than $380 million.

The most recent grants, awarded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to state agencies and educational facilities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, includes $45.2 million in competitive high-priority (HP) grants to advance technological capability and promote intelligent transportation...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/federal-money-earmarked-for-truck-safety-in-fy21-tops-380m