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date the Department of Transportation
has received more than 6,700 applica-
tions requesting more than $134 billion
for transportation projects across the
country.
AtrI releAses ImPAct of non-
PreVentAble crAshes on csA
scores
The American Transportation
Research Institute (ATRI) released
its latest CSA research, Assessing the
Impact of Non-Preventable Crashes on
CSA Scores. ATRI’s research confirms
the need for reforms that would direct
the resources of the Agency and high-
way enforcement to the carriers that
need it.
In its analysis, ATRI investigated
the impact that excluding non-pre-
ventable crashes would have on motor
carrier CSA scores. The analysis used
carrier crash records, mapped to the
FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Management
Information System (MCMIS) database, ©2014 Regions. Regions Insurance is an affiliate of Regions Bank.
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carriers in ATRI’s analysis, the Crash
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