The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) is a federal grant program (administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) that provides financial assistance to states to reduce the number and severity of accidents and hazardous material incidents involving commercial motor vehicles. The goal is to reduce accidents, fatalities and injuries involving commercial motor vehicles through consistent, uniform and effective safety programs.
Learn more about our MCSAP program here.
During 2016 the department MCSAP Officers: (in West Mifflin Borough)
- Carried out 173 inspections
- Spotted 212 violations
- Wrote 58 citations
- Placed 29 vehicles out of service
Inspections include full, and driver inspections – a total of 17% of trucks and/or drivers were put out of services this year.
“Out of service” is deemed unsafe for the roadway according to Federal Safety Standards or that the driver was not qualified to be operating the vehicle.
