Comparative Study of Motor Carrier Services Programs. Narrative Description ofStudy Results

摘要

All fifty states and territories of the United States and the Canadian provincesoperate commercial motor carrier programs which include weight and length and safety inspection requirements. Within each of these jurisdictions, there exists a mixture of 'regulatory' and 'enforcement' style activity. For the purposes of this report, 'regulatory' activities are considered to be those that have to do with establishing and administering rules and regulations, issuing permits and licenses, and collecting associated fees and fines. 'Enforcement' activities relate to ensuring compliance with laws and regulations and exercising the authority needed to force compliance or otherwise cause violators to cease non-compliant activity. The Motor Carrier Services Division (MCS) of the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) commissioned this study to provide factual, comparative information about the motor carrier programs of selected jurisdictions, focusing on the manner in which those jurisdictions deal with the mixture of regulatory and enforcement responsibilities with which they are faced.