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ATA official joins FMCSA safety committee

ATA official joins FMCSA safety committee

   Rob Abbott, vice president of safety policy for the American Trucking Associations, is one of five new members named Friday to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.

   Established in 2006, the 19-member committee comprises industry experts and law enforcement officials, as well as labor and advocacy groups, and advises the FMCSA administrator on matters of safety and regulation.

   Other new members are Henry Jasny, vice president and senior counsel, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, two highway patrol officers and a bus driver.