Illinois Senator Dick Durbin Asks for Investigation of FMCSA

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Inspector General (IG) to audit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) investigative practices.

According to the senator’s statement, a Chicago Tribune report “found a troubling example of FMCSA ordering, but never actually launching, an investigation into an Illinois motor carrier with a long history of violating safety rules.”

“The January crash in Illinois took the life of a tollway worker and severely injured a State Police Trooper. These two courageous public servants were stopped on the side of the road assisting a driver and his broken down truck when the accident occurred.

“We owe it to the families of these men to fully review the investigative practices of FMCSA to ensure we are not missing opportunities to take dangerous drivers or motor carriers off the road before it is too late.”

According to news reports and DuPage prosecutors, the driver in the crash had been on the road for more than 30 hours with little to no sleep, in violation of federal law.

On April 2, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered DND International to immediately shut down after investigators found the carrier had committed widespread, serious violations of federal regulations that protect the safety of the motoring public.

Category: General Update, Management