|
WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor
RESOLVED, That the task force shall study safety issues
related to the operation of trucks in the State, and that the
study shall include:
(1) An examination of the causes and effect of
accidents involving trucks, and an evaluation of the strategies
for minimizing such accidents;
(2) A study of means of improving driver education
for truck drivers;
(3) An examination of the penalties that may be
assessed for violations of the Maryland Vehicle Law by truck
drivers;
(4) A study of the feasibility of requiring an annual
inspection for certain classifications of trucks;
(5) An assessment of the procedures used for
regulating the transportation of hazardous materials in the
State, including drivers' qualifications;
(5) An assessment of the procedures and for
regulating the transportation of hazardous materials including
drivers' qualifications, substance identification, and hazardous
material abatement and containment;
(6) An examination of the relationship of the federal
commercial zone classification to enforcement of truck safety;
and
(6) (7) An examination of the impact of interstate
trucking on Maryland highway safety and of methods, such as
cooperative interstate compacts, that may be employed to insure
that highway safety is not jeopardized by trucks passing through
the State; and be it further
RESOLVED, That staff for the task force be provided by the
Governor's office; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be forwarded by the
Department of Legislative Reference to the Honorable William K.
Hellmann, Secretary of Transportation, P.O. Box 8755,
Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Baltimore, Maryland
21240; Mr. Marshall Rickert, Motor Vehicle Administrator, 6601
Ritchie Highway, N.E., Glen Burnie, Maryland 21062; the Honorable
Frank O. Heinz, Chairperson of the Public Service Commission,
American Building, 231 E. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland
21202; the Superintendent of the Maryland State Police,
Headquarters, Pikesville, Maryland 21208; Mr. Edward J. Muhl,
Insurance Commissioner, State Insurance Division, 501 St. Paul
Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21202; Mr. Vincent H. Howley,
Executive Director, Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, 1750
- 3489 -
|
