MCSAC Homepage

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee

The mission of the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee is to improve highway safety by providing advice and recommendations to the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety regulations.

Welcome to FMCSA MCSAC

Upcoming Meetings

CSA Subcommittee Meeting February 5 - 6, 2013

Hilton Alexandria Old Town
Washington and Jefferson Rooms, 2nd Floor
1767 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

Announcement | Agenda

2013 Scheduled Meetings

April 8 – 10, 2013
September 9 – 11, 2013
December 9 – 11, 2013

*all meeting locations will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town

Welcome to the website of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC). The MCSAC was established by the Secretary of Transportation on September 8, 2006, and is charged with providing advice and recommendations to the FMCSA Administrator on motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety regulations. The Secretary renewed the charter of the MCSAC on November 19, 2010.

The MCSAC membership is balanced and is comprised of nineteen experts from the motor carrier industry, safety advocates, and safety enforcement sectors.

The members are appointed by the Administrator and serve two year terms and were chosen from a field of many qualified candidates who possess a wide range of motor carrier experience and expertise.

For questions concerning MCSAC or for more information, please contact Shannon Watson at 202-385-2395 or send an email to mcsac@dot.gov.

Please note that if you have a complaint or inquiry about FMCSA regulations, please see the following links and redirect your inquiry to the appropriate office:

If you feel your employer or a driver is violating the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and/or the Hazardous Materials Regulations, please submit a safety violation complaint at the following link: http://nccdb.fmcsa.dot.gov/HomePage.asp
Public inquiries are welcomed by regional FMCSA Service Centers and FMCSA State Field Offices at the following link: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/about/contact/offices/displayfieldroster.asp
FMCSA Headquarters Offices may be contacted at the following link: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/about/contact/hq/hq.htm
FMCSA's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) is available at the following link: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/about/other/faq/faqs.asp
We also have FMCSA-related Web sites at the following link: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/about/other/other-fmcsa-sites/related.htm

EOBR Subcommittee Members

MCSAC Subcommittee Members

R.C. Powell, Virginia State Police (subcommittee chairman)
Rob Abbott, American Trucking Associations
Tom Jacques, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Jane Mathis, Parents Against Tired Truckers
Janice Mulanix, California Highway Patrol
Steve Owings, Road Safe America
Dave Parker, Great West Casualty (MCSAC chairman)
Robert Petrancosta, Con-way Freight
Todd Spencer, Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association
Calvin Studivant, Community Coach

Non-MCSAC Subcommittee Members

Arthur Beech, Freight Systems
Bill Bland, Rand McNally
Alex Capelle, Continental Corporation
Tom Cuthbertson, Xata Corp.
Amy Daley, J.J. Keller and Associates, Inc
Jeff Dean, Maryland State Police
Eldon Dokter, Dokter Trucking
Chinpai Jong, Daimler Trucks, North America
Dave Kraft, Qualcomm Enterprise Services
Brian McLaughlin, PeopleNet
Randy West, CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance)
Wayne Wissinger, Mack-Volvo NAT (North American Truck
Carlton Watkins, inthinc Technology Solutions, Inc
Robin Doherty, Verigo, Inc.
Benoit Vincent, FP Innovations
Darren Christle, Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation
Greer Woodruff, J.B. Hunt

FMCSA Representation

Larry Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy
Shannon Watson, Senior Adviser to the Associate Administrator for Policy (MCSAC Liaison)