New FMCSA safety committee members named

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has named five new members to its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.

The five new MCSAC members are:

Robert Abbott, Vice President for Safety Policy, American Trucking Associations, Arlington, VA

Paul Claunch, Major, Arkansas Highway Police, Little Rock, AR

Henry Jasny, Vice President and Senior Counsel, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Washington, D.C.

Janice Mulanix, Assistant Chief, California Highway Patrol, Sacramento, CA

Calvin Studivant, motorcoach driver, Community Coach, Inc., Paramus, NJ

“The Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee is a vital resource for bringing a full and broad range of safety ideas to the table,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “These individuals are committed to the challenge of reducing, and ultimately eliminating, fatal crashes involving large trucks and buses. I thank them for their service to our county.”

For more, visit www.fmcsa.dot.gov.