NTSB Makes Several Safety Recommendations to FMCSA.

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Safety recommendations H-12-7 through -12, issued by NTSB for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), include development and enforcement of MCS-150 reporting requirements. Other points deal with information on FMCSA website and SaferBus mobile application, issues concerning National Consumer Complaint Database (NCCDB), as well as development and implementation of NCCDB-based system for information about passenger carriers for prioritizing passenger carrier inspections.



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NTSB Safety Recommendations H-12-7 through -12



The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following recommendations to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration:

Revise the MCS-150 reporting requirements, as specified in 49 Code of Federal Regulations 390.19, to require that motor carriers report fleet mileage, by year, for the 2-year reporting period. (H-12-7)

Develop and implement a plan for consistent, nationwide enforcement of the MCS-150 reporting requirements, as specified in 49 Code of Federal Regulations 390.19, among interstate passenger carriers. (H-12-8)

Revise the safety measurement system for passenger carrier risk assessment and ranking to include an analysis that uses only passenger carrier data for performance comparisons, to ensure accurate and comparable safety rankings. (H-12-9)

Revise the passenger carrier safety information posted on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website and SaferBus mobile application to assist consumers in interpreting safety information. The revisions should (1) address means to assist consumers in locating and interpreting information about passenger carrier safety, (2) enable consumers to compare the safety of two or more passenger carriers, (3) assist consumers in understanding the percentage safety ranking scales, and (4) incorporate easy-to-use ranking methods, such as quantitative star ratings. (H-12-10)

Evaluate (1) whether passenger carrier consumers, drivers, and operators can easily find and use the National Consumer Complaint Database (NCCDB) and (2) whether conducting additional advertising of the NCCDB and providing additional instructions on its use could ensure that passenger carrier consumers, drivers, and operators are aware of and able to use the NCCDB reporting system. (H-12-11)

Develop and implement a system for incorporating information about passenger carriers, derived from the National Consumer Complaint Database, for use in prioritizing passenger carrier inspections. (H-12-12)

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