This award to the state of ohio aims to reduce the number of CMV crashes on identified high risk rural roads during the grant period this project will allocate 6,000 overtime hours for conducting…

This $433,070 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio aims to reduce commercial motor vehicle crashes on high-risk rural roads through targeted commercial vehicle inspections. The grant will allocate 6,000 overtime hours for inspectors to conduct inspections on commercial vehicles determined by Ohio's electronic crash data system to be high priorities. These inspections will take place between July 1, 2022 and September 30, 2024. The funding supports the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program's goal of partnering with states and other entities to carry out high priority commercial vehicle safety activities through enforcement and compliance initiatives.

This award to the state of ohio aims to reduce the number of CMV crashes on identified high risk rural roads during the grant period this project will allocate 6,000 overtime hours for conducting targeted inspections on cmvs this will be determined by ohio s electronic crash system CMV crash data statewide and for the identified high risk rural roads during the grant period