FMCSA holding public listening sessions on ‘beyond compliance’ incentives

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will hold two public listening sessions about the potential benefits and feasibility of “beyond compliance” incentives for carriers.

The sessions will be held Tuesday, Jan. 12 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky., from 9:30-11:30 a.m., and on Sunday, Jan. 31 from 2-4 p.m. at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

A section titled “beyond compliance” in the FAST Act highway bill requires FMCSA to develop and implement an incentive system for carriers that gives credit in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s Safety Measurement System or some other way in the CSA program to carriers who do one of several things in their safety investments and operations.

During the meetings, FMCSA wants to know the views of the public on the concept of a “beyond compliance” program with any data or analysis to support it, with regard to the three following areas:

FMCSA is seeking comments on the potential program, which can be submitted by searching Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0124 at www.regulations.gov.