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Chapter 7 - Key Findings and Conclusions
Chapter 7 - Key Findings and Conclusions
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Alternative inspection strategies offer the opportunity to maximize enforcement resources and improve the effectiveness of commercial vehicle safety inspection programs. Key findings from this study include: • Despite significant increases in commercial vehicle miles traveled, there has been only a modest increase in the total number of fatalities over the last 10 years.
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• Although the industry representatives that were interviewed during this project are very receptive to increasing safety, agencies charged with conducting commercial vehicle inspections should demonstrate to industry that by working together there will be tangible, monetary benefits that will accrue to the trucking industry at large. For instance, enforcement agencies could demonstrate that qualification for participation in an electronic screening program will result in a decrease in the number of inspections for a carrier.
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