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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Oversight of Commercial Driver's...
On February 7, we issued a final report on our review of FMCSA’s oversight of the CDL Program. We found that FMCSA has implemented specific actions to counter CDL fraud but more must be done to...
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Background Checks For Holders of Commercial Drivers Licenses With Hazardous...
On May 11, the Deputy Inspector General testified before the Subcommittee on Highway, Transit and Pipelines on “Background Records Checks on Hazardous Materials Truck Drivers.” The testimony focused...
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Reauthorization of TEA-21 Safety Programs
The Inspector General testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine on reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century safety...
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Follow-up Audit of the Implementation of the North American Free Trade...
Our audit found that FMCSA has sufficient staff, facilities, equipment, and procedures in place to substantially meet the eight Section 350 provisions in the FY 2002 Transportation and Related...
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Investment Review Board's Deliberations on the Motor Carrier Management...
We issued a final report on the DOT Investment Review Board’s deliberations on the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). We found that FMCSA’s justification for MCMIS provided an...
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Need to Establish a Legal Presence Requirement for Obtaining a Commercial...
We issued a management advisory to the Deputy Secretary recommending that additional measures be considered to strengthen controls over the process for obtaining a commercial driver’s license (CDL)....
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Follow-up Audit Initiated on the Implementation of the North American Free...
We announced a follow-up audit of FMCSA’s implementation of NAFTA’s cross-border trucking provisions. This audit is being performed as a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year...
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Improvements Needed in the Motor Carrier Safety Status Measurement System
We issued an audit report on the Motor Carrier Safety Status Measurement System (SafeStat) —a database used to target truck and bus companies for safety inspections and enforcement activities—in...
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Audit Initiated of FMCSA's Motor Carrier Safety Program
We initiated an audit of the Motor Carrier Safety Program to assess FMCSA's progress in implementing recommendations from our April 1999 audit report, executing requirements of the Motor Carrier...
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Follow-up Audit of FMCSA’s Implementation of NAFTA’s Cross-Border Trucking...
Our audit found that FMCSA has substantially completed the actions necessary to meet the FY 2002 Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act requirements to hire and train inspectors, to...
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Letter to Representative Bonilla Regarding Locations of Safety Inspection...
The Inspector General issued a letter response to Representative Henry Bonilla who inquired whether safety inspections and license checks for Mexican commercial trucks and their drivers could properly...
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Implementation of Commercial Motor Carrier Safety Requirements at the...
The Inspector General testified at a joint hearing of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee regarding FMCSA’s...
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Improving the Testing and Licensing of Commercial Drivers
We publicly released our audit on Commercial Driver’s Licenses. We found that Federal standards and state controls are not sufficient to defend against the threat posed by individuals who seek to...
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Audit of the Implementation of the NAFTA Cross-Border Trucking Provisions...
In response to a Congressional request in the Department’s 2002 Appropriations Act, we began a review of the safety of cross-border trucking between the United States and Mexico. The audit will...
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Review of Department Oversight for Transportation of Nuclear Waste
We released our review of the Department’s oversight of the transportation of nuclear waste. We found that DOT needs to take steps to be fully prepared as the Department of Energy (DOE) ramps up its...
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Motor Carrier Safety at the U.S. - Mexico Border
This report summarizes recommendations contained in our July 18th testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Transportation and Infrastructure...
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Motor Carrier Safety at the U.S.-Mexico Border
The IG testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit regarding motor carrier safety...
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Interim Report on Status of Implementing the North American Free Trade...
At the request of Senator Ernest Hollings and Representative Jim Oberstar, we provided a status report on the existing conditions related to inspection of commercial vehicles at the border between the...
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Disqualifying Commercial Drivers
This audit, the first in a series, focuses on actions leading to disqualifying a commercial driver after a CDL is issued. Disqualification means the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of an...
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Mexico-Domiciled Motor Carriers
The audit was performed at the request of Congressman James L. Oberstar, Ranking Democratic Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure because of his concerns about...
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