The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will host an industry capabilities meeting for an upcoming project to be called “The Motor Carrier Efficiency Study” on Feb. 9 in Miami. The purpose of the meeting is to gather input from the wireless and trucking industries on the congressionally directed effort.
Specifically, FMCSA seeks to obtain information relative to supply-chain management and wireless technology capabilities to improve safety and productivity of motor carrier freight transportation, including intermodal operations, cross-border movements and points of freight interchange. “The Motor Carrier Efficiency Study” — as specified in Section 5503 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users transportation authorization legislation — should address the following areas:
To register for the event and for additional details, go to the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/DTMC75/00075/DTMC75-0002/listing.html.
