Mark Pryor
The Public Record
There's a lot more that FMCSA can do to have an appreciable impact on the number of crashes, injuries, and fatalities caused by large trucks that continue to plague our highways.
I feel like the previous administration kind of handled this sloppily, and established a pilot program.
The safety programs at PHMSA, like other safety programs at the Department of Transportation, should always be made better and more effective through the use of more accurate data and new technology developed through continued research.
I'll go ahead and call this hearing to order, and I want to thank all of our people here in the audience for joining us today.
I want to welcome both of you to the Committee and tell you that we appreciate your interest in public service.
Making sure this agency has the right laws and regulations on the books and the resources to enforce these laws is a very important key to this agency's mission, and that would be safety.
I know that Secretary Locke shares your concern about our innovation, our creativity, our excellence.
Earlier this year, the Congress set up the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, also called BTOP.





