Federal Agency Set to Launch System to Prevent CDL Fraud
As a New Jersey truck accident lawyer, I was pleased to note that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is all set to launch a website that'll prevent rampant Commercial Drivers License fraud in the country.
CDL fraud is a major trucking safety problem across the country. The agency has been frequently criticized for its failure to prevent rampant fraud. Rogue drivers have found it far too easy to obtain licenses through fraudulent means. These barely competent and illegally licensed drivers have been linked to a large number of fatal accidents over the past decade. In fact in 2002, a report stressed that such fraud was widespread across the trucking industry, and posed a high risk to motorists.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is soon going to launch a web-based system, through which all testing will now have to be conducted. The website will contain information about examiners around the country, and will allow you to schedule testing through the system. All testing will be conducted through the system, minimizing the risk of fraud. The system will mean the end of paper test results, with all testing results being computerized. This will further reduce the chances of unethical practices used to obtain Commercial Drivers Licenses.
That's not the only trucking safety measure the FMCSA is working on right now. The agency is also testing various technologies that can help reduce the number of rear end accidents involving commercial trucks and other vehicles. The system that is most likely to be used consists of a set of lights placed at the back of the truck. The lights will turn on when a radar detects a passenger vehicle nearing the back of the truck.
Scott Grossman is a Freehold truck accident lawyer representing victims of truck and tractor-trailer accidents in Freehold and across New Jersey.