About U.S. DOT TRCC

The Multidisciplinary Integrated Project Team (IPT) was formed in September 2003 with representatives from NHTSA headquarters and the Regions, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Over a period of about nine months, this group met and discussed the current strengths and weaknesses of the federal and state safety data systems and possible initiatives that could address the weaknesses. Within the report, one will find specific suggestions for actions to be taken.

In July of 2004 the final report Initiatives to Address Improving Traffic Safety Data was released by the Multidisciplinary Integrated Project Team (IPT) that was formed to address traffic safety data issues within NHTSA. This report, more commonly known as the Data IPT Report, may be found under Information on this web page. Its purpose is to provide a road map for the improvement of traffic safety data systems at both the federal and state levels.

One of the key recommendations of the report was the formation of a federal level Traffic Records Coordinating Committee. As a result, the U.S. DOT TRCC was formed in October 2004 and has met three times since its conception. Represented agencies include the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), and Research and Innovative Technologies Administration (RITA)