1. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration – Agency Overview
John Steinhoff
Policy Advisor to the Deputy Administrator
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

2. What Is Our Mission?
To reduce crashes, injuries, fatalities & property damage involving commercial trucks and buses.

3. Who Are We?
One of 12 agencies within the U.S. Department of Transportation
One of 3 agencies focused on improving highway safety
Established on January 1, 2000, with offices throughout the United States
Approximately 1,100 employees
275 in HQ (25%)
825 in Field Offices (75%)
330 Investigators
50 Auditors
150 Border Inspectors
610 contractors for mission support

4. Organization Chart Administrator Deputy Administrator Chief Financial
Officer
Public Affairs
Civil Rights Director
Governmental Affairs

5. The Industry FMCSA Regulates
Approximately 715,000 interstate and foreign-based truck and bus companies. They manage:
Approximately 8.8 million large trucks
Approximately 32,000 motorcoaches
More than 7 million truck and bus drivers (commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders and & non-CDL drivers)

6. FMCSA:
Regulates interstate (and foreign) operation of commercial motor vehicles that:
Weigh more than 10,000 lbs,
Are used to transport more than 15 passengers, or
Transport HAZMAT in quantities requiring the vehicle to be placarded
Regulates intrastate carriers only in:
Commercial Drivers License (CDL)(>26,000 lbs)
Drug & Alcohol testing
Writes & applies the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR)
Applies the Hazardous Materials Regulations to commercial vehicles

7. Industry Growth & Fatality Rate
Number of
Carriers
CMV Fatality Rate
(per total VMT)

8. 2007 Highway Fatalities

9. FY2009 Budget Request by Performance Goal ($M)
* Dollars in millions

10. Identify and Audit Poor Performing Motor Carriers
Source: MCMIS Data

11. Promote Industry Use of Proven Vehicle Safety Technologies
Forward Collision Warning Systems
Stability Control Systems
Adaptive Cruise Control
Lane Departure Warning
Systems

12. Develop a New Enforcement Operational Model - CSA 2010

13. Motor Carrier Safety Partnership With States
MCSAP Grants
Border Enforcement Grants
CDL Improvement Grants
CVISN Grants
PRISM Grants
Safety Data Improvement Grants
CDLIS Modernization Grants

14. Questions? Visit www.fmcsa.dot.gov