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55–521CC
1999
OVERSIGHT OF THE OFFICE OF MOTOR CARRIERS
(106–10)
HEARINGS
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
FEBRUARY 11, MARCH 17 AND 25, MAY 26, AND OCTOBER 7, 1999
OVERSIGHT OF THE OFFICE OF MOTOR CARRIERS
55–521CC
1999
OVERSIGHT OF THE OFFICE OF MOTOR CARRIERS
(106–10)
HEARINGS
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
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GROUND TRANSPORTATION
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
FEBRUARY 11, MARCH 17 AND 25, MAY 26, AND OCTOBER 7, 1999
Printed for the use of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
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SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
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FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
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PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
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Subcommittee on Ground Transportation
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin, Chairman
BOB FRANKS., New Jersey Vice Chairman
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
STEPHEN HORN, California
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
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MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
(ex officio)
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
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ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
(ex officio)
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CONTENTS
Proceeding of:
February 11, 1999
March 17, 1999
March 25, 1999
May 26, 1999
October 7, 1999
FEBRUARY 11, 1999
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TESTIMONY
Basso, Peter J., Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs/Chief Financial Office, U.S. Department of Transportation, accompanied by Kenneth R. Wykle, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, and Julie Anna Cirillo, Associate Administrator for Motor Carriers, Federal Highway Administration
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Basso, Peter J.
Wykle, Kenneth
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Wykle, Kenneth, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration:
Driver Fatigue and Alertness Study (retained in Subcommittee file)
Large Truck Fatality Rate, chart
Motor Carrier Appropriations, chart
Fiscal year FTE's, chart
MCSAP Dollars, chart
Response to information requested by Rep. Pease
MARCH 17, 1999
Mead, Kenneth M., Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation
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Scheinberg, Phyllis F., Associate Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, U.S General Accounting Office
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD
Mead, Kenneth M.
Scheinberg, Phyllis F.
SUBMISSION FOR THE RECORD
Mead, Kenneth M., Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation, Survey of Office of Motor Carrier Division Personnel
MARCH 25, 1999
Bontz, Rita, President, Independent Truckers and Drivers Association
Byrd, Lamont , Director, Safety and Health Department, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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Claybrook, Joan, President of Public Citizen and Consumer Co-Chair, Program Committee, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Eubanks, Harry, President, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Izer, Daphne, Co-Chairperson, Parents Against Tired Truckers
Lynch, Timothy P., President and CEO, Motor Freight Carriers Association
McCormick, Walter B., Jr., President and CEO, the American Trucking Associations, Inc.
McQuaid, John A., President and CEO, National Private Truck Council
Parker, Lloyd, Past President, Florida Association of EMTs and Paramedics for the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks
Pikrallidas, Susan G., Managing Director, Government Relations, American Automobile Association
Spencer, Todd , Executive Vice President, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Inc.
Tierney, Jennifer Mooney, Board Member and Survivors Network Volunteer, Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways
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PREPARED STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY A MEMBER OF CONGRESS
Pascrell, Hon. Bill, Jr., of New Jersey
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Bontz, Rita
Byrd, Lamont
Claybrook, Joan
Eubanks, Harry
Izer, Daphne
Lynch, Timothy P.
McCormick, Jr., Walter B.
McQuaid, John A.
Parker, Lloyd
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Pikrallidas, Susan G.
Spencer, Todd
Tierney, Jennifer Mooney
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Byrd, Lamont , Director, Safety and Health Department, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, responses to questions
Claybrook, Joan, President of Public Citizen and Consumer Co-Chair, Program Committee, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety:
Article, 'PATT Demands', Transport Topics, March 22, 1999
Office of Motor Carriers, Regulatory Failures
Office of Motor Carriers, Enforcement Failures
Legislated Exemptions and Special Interest Provisions: Motor Carriers
Izer, Daphne, Co-Chairperson, Parents Against Tired Truckers, newsletter,
McCormick, Jr., Walter B., President and CEO, the American Trucking Associations, Inc.:
Response to question from Rep. Rahall
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Charts
Parker, Lloyd, Past President, Florida Association of EMTs and Paramedics for the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks, Florida Alliance for Safe Highways member list
Pikrallidas, Susan G., Managing Director, Government Relations, American Automobile Association, brochure, enabling legislation, and bylaws, Michigan Truck Safety Commission
MARCH 26, 1999
Conti, Eugene A., Jr., Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation
Crawford, James A., Executive Director, South Jersey Transportation Authority, State of New Jersey
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Haugsland, Jack, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Greyhound Lines, Inc., Dallas, Texas
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Kamin, C. Richard, Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles, New Jersey Department of Transportation
Littler, Norman, Vice President of Government Affairs, United Motorcoach Association
Mineta, Hon. Norman, Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives, and Former Chairman, Committee on Public Works and Transportation
Molofsky, Robert, General Counsel, Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO
Osterman, Joseph, Director, Office of Highway Safety, National Transportation Safety Board
Tedesco, Francis A., National Board Member, American Bus Association, and President, Academy Bus Tours, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey
Wykle, Kenneth R., Administrator Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Cummings, Hon. Elijah E., of Maryland
Franks, Hon. Bob, of New Jersey
Oberstar, Hon. James L., of Minnesota
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PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Conti, Eugene A., Jr
Crawford, James A
Haugsland, Jack
Kamin, C. Richard
LaSala, Jim (presented by Robert Molofsky)
Littler, Norman
Mineta, Hon. Norman
Osterman, Joseph
Tedesco, Francis A.
Wykle, Kenneth R.
SUBMISSION FOR THE RECORD
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Conti, Eugene A., Jr., Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation, responses to questions
OCTOBER 7, 1999
McFadden, Nancy E., General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation, accompanied by Peter J . Basso, Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation
PREPARED STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY A WITNESSES
McFadden, Nancy E
PREPARED STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY A MEMBER OF CONGRESS
Cummings, Hon. Elijah E., of Maryland
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