The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is supporting a uniform commercial vehicle registration in all states as proposed in an agreement reached recently by the trucking industry -- both private and for-hire motor carriers.
This agreement, called the Uniform Carrier Registration plan, would replace the existing Single State Registration System (SSRS), and the fees would be used for state truck and bus safety and enforcement programs.
"We are pleased that the industry has reached an agreement," said Stephen Campbell, CVSA's executive director. "We look forward to working with industry groups to make sure the proposed registration program becomes part of the transportation reauthorization bill soon to be considered by the Congress."
The existing Single State Registration System now applies to only 38 states. While many of the states are using a large portion of SSRS fees for safety enforcement, only the for-hire industry is subject to the fees, and carriers have to pay them in multiple states. The Uniform Carrier Registration plan would lower the financial burden on industry because registration would extend to all states and spread the fees across the entire industry.
CVSA is the leading commercial vehicle safety enforcement organization in North America. Its members include officials from all U.S. states and territories, the Canadian provinces and territories and Mexico, as well as industry representatives from those countries.