Advocacy Groups Begin Safety Audits of Fiat/Chrysler
The consumer advocacy group, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS), joined with labor advocates today as they began a revolutionary grassroots safety program to help ensure that new cars delivered to consumers are transported properly. Both groups have concerns about the quality of service being performed by automobile transport companies Fiat/Chrysler has started using, after moving the work away from experienced, professional carriers.
The Teamsters have created safety audit teams that will systematically document improper auto transport practices. They expect to release monthly reports with the analysis of their findings starting in April. A representative of CARS participated with the Teamsters audit team on Friday's kick-off of the program, which will include spending time on at least one on-the-road audit and reviewing data collected by the audit teams.
You can read more about the safety audits here.
