To direct the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct a study on chameleon carriers in the United States and plan, develop, and test an advanced automation tool to help enforcement personnel detect chameleon carrier applications under the registration process of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.

Key Provisions

• Requires the government to study unsafe "chameleon carriers" on our roads.
• Creates a new computer tool to help spot these hidden companies when they apply for permits.
• Sets up a way for companies to appeal if the tool wrongly flags their permit application.
• Ensures personal data used by the new tool is kept private and only used for its intended purpose.
• Defines what a "chameleon carrier" is to make enforcement clearer.
• Requires an audit of the new tool's effectiveness two years after it starts.