JEFFREY TUCKER APPOINTED TO FMCSA SUBCOMMITTEE

Cherry Hill, NJ USA, February 15, 2013 - Jeffrey Tucker, CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide was appointed to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) CSA Subcommittee.  Mr. Tucker was appointed by FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro.  CSA “Compliance, Safety, Accountability” is FMCSA’s initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities related to commercial motor vehicles.

The CSA subcommittee is a panel of 19 subject matter experts including motor carriers, bus companies, safety advocate groups and trade associations. These industry officials, as members of the MCSAC CSA Subcommittee provide counsel to FMCSA on a variety of issues relating to the design, implementation and efficacy of the CSA program.

CSA introduces a new enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State partners to identify and contact a larger number of motor carriers who may need to address compliance and/or safety concerns.

Jeff is the CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide, Inc.; CEO & Co-Founder of Qualifiedcarriers.com, and has chaired the TIA Carrier Selection Framework Committee since 2006. Jeff has testified on CSA before Congress.

Tucker Company Worldwide, Inc. is America’s oldest privately held freight broker, and is based in Cherry Hill, NJ. Tucker specializes in arranging shipments of high value, high security, climate controlled and otherwise sensitive materials for some of the world’s best known brands. Tucker is active in its trade association and serves on a select committee reviewing motor carrier safety for the U. S. Department of Transportation.