The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio was awarded a $414,030.59 Project Grant from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's Hazardous Materials State Inspection Grant program to conduct hazardous materials shipper inspections from August 15, 2022 to August 14, 2024. Through this award, the Commission will perform inspections of hazardous material shippers in Ohio and share inspection data with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration using their Compliance Analysis...
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio was awarded a $1,720,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The purpose of this award is to implement the Smart Roadside Inspection System Thermal Imaging System Mobile Vans Project, which will benefit the motor carrier industry by increasing the number and...
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio received a $348,939 project grant award from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on August 1, 2021 to support high priority commercial motor vehicle safety activities through September 30, 2023. The grant funding will support the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities program (CFDA 20.237), which aims to enhance CMV safety programs through partnerships with states, tribes, and other entities to carry out important safety...
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio received a $510,392 Project Grant from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's "Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements" (CFDA 20.237) program. The purpose of this grant is to reduce the number of commercial motor vehicle crashes on identified high-risk rural roads in Ohio by 5 during the 2-year grant period, compared to the 3-year average. The grant funds will support the...
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio received a $158,984 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The grant funding will be used to reduce the number of reports of sex trafficking incidents occurring at truck stop locations in Ohio by one case compared to the prior 3-year average during the...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $16,818,823 Formula Grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (CFDA 20.218) to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). The purpose of this 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, is to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and driver safety to support a safe and efficient transportation system. PUCO will utilize the funding to perform activities such as driver and vehicle inspections,...
This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) is focused on reducing commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes in work zones in Ohio. The $159,477.00 award supports 2,000 overtime hours for specified work zone enforcement activities, with an anticipated minimum of 500 traffic enforcement contacts and 500 CMV inspections to be...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $112,001 project grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.237) program to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The purpose of this 2-year grant is to reduce the number of commercial motor vehicle crashes on identified high-crash corridors in Ohio by 5 incidents compared to the 3-year average. The grant will fund the...
This $121,947 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will support efforts to reduce commercial motor vehicle crashes in identified high-crash corridors in the state. Through September 2024, the commission will use Ohio's electronic crash system data to identify high-crash corridors and deploy all Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, sergeants, lieutenants, and staff lieutenants to work on the...
The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, has awarded a $113,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) under the Hazardous Materials State Inspection (HMSI) Grant Program (CFDA 20.707). This grant, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2025, is intended to support state-based inspections of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) shippers to increase compliance and...