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  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations Advanced System Testing Utilizing a Data Acquisition System on the Highways FAST DASH Safety Technology Evaluation Project 2 Driver Monitoring Final Report
    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Advanced System Testing Utilizing a Data Acquisition System on the Highways (FAST DASH) Safety Technology Evaluation Project #2: Driver Monitoring Final Report
    Krum, Andrew ;
    Bowman, Darrell S.
    2016-12-01 | PDF
    An independent evaluation of a non-video-based onboard monitoring system (OBMS) was conducted. The objective was to determine if the OBMS system performed reliably, improved driving safety and performance, and improved fuel efficiency in a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operation. The study involved a controlled test on the Virginia Smart Road and ...
  • Distraction and Drowsiness in Motorcoach Drivers Research Brief
    Distraction and Drowsiness in Motorcoach Drivers: Research Brief
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    Motorcoach crashes—when they occur—can involve multiple injuries and deaths, beyond what is typically experienced in light vehicle crashes. Driver error is often cited as a factor in these crashes, with distraction and drowsiness being primary concerns. When compared to truck crashes, bus fatalities occur at a rate that is more than one-third highe ...
  • FMCSA Safety Program Effectiveness Measurement Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model Version 11 Analysis Brief
    FMCSA Safety Program Effectiveness Measurement: Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model, Version 1.1, Analysis Brief
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    The Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model (CIEM) provides the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) with a tool for measuring the safety benefits of carrier interventions conducted under the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) enforcement program. The CSA program includes an array of carrier intervention types that replace the ...
  • FMCSAs Advanced System Testing Utilizing a Data Acquisition System on the Highways FAST DASH Safety Technology Evaluation Project 3 Novel Convex Mirrors Technology Brief
    FMCSA's Advanced System Testing Utilizing a Data Acquisition System on the Highways (FAST DASH) Safety Technology Evaluation Project #3: Novel Convex Mirrors: Technology Brief
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) established the FAST DASH program to perform efficient independent evaluations of promising safety technologies aimed at commercial vehicle operations. In this third FAST DASH safety technology evaluation project, researchers evaluated a set of novel prototype mirrors to determine whether the ...
  • FMCSAs Advanced System Testing Utilizing a Data Acquisition System on the Highways FAST DASH Safety Technology Evaluation Project 2 Technology Brief
    FMCSA's Advanced System Testing Utilizing a Data Acquisition System on the Highways (FAST DASH) Safety Technology Evaluation Project #2: Technology Brief
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) established the FAST DASH program to perform efficient independent evaluations of promising safety technologies aimed at commercial vehicle operations. In this second FAST DASH safety technology evaluation project, researchers evaluated an onboard monitoring system (OBMS). The tested OBMS—the ...
  • Analysis of FMCSA Civil Penalty Enforcement Cases 201014
    Analysis of FMCSA Civil Penalty Enforcement Cases, 2010-14
    Sharma, Abhisheik ;
    Bannister, William
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    This report provides an overview of the civil penalty process and an analysis of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA’s) civil penalty data from January 2010 through December 2014, in terms of claimed, settled, and paid dollar amounts; violations associated with these penalties; and the time required for the Agency to process su ...
  • Motorcoach and School Bus Fire Safety Analysis
    Motorcoach and School Bus Fire Safety Analysis
    Meltzer, Neil ;
    Beaven, Lauren
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    This report documents a motorcoach and school bus fire safety analysis performed by the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. This report aims to: 1) identify the causes, frequency, and severity of motorcoach and school bus fires in the United States, and 2) recommend ways ...
  • Safety Performance of Drivers With Medical Exemptions How Safe Are Drivers in a Medical Exemption Program Compared to Those Who Are Not Analysis Brief
    Safety Performance of Drivers With Medical Exemptions: How Safe Are Drivers in a Medical Exemption Program Compared to Those Who Are Not?: Analysis Brief
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    For commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, safety performance depends not only on the condition of the vehicle being driven but also on the driver’s ability to operate it. Because factors such as stopping time and distance, blind spots, and limited maneuverability pose greater challenges for the driver of a large truck or bus than for drivers of o ...
  • FMCSA Safety Program Effectiveness Measurement Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model CIEM Version 11 Report for Fiscal Year 2012 Interventions
    FMCSA Safety Program Effectiveness Measurement: Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model (CIEM), Version 1.1 Report for Fiscal Year 2012 Interventions
    Segev, Eran ;
    Meltzer, Neil R.
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in cooperation with the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe), has developed a quantitative model to measure the effectiveness of motor carrier interventions in terms of estimated crashes prevented, injuries prevented, and lives saved. The model, documented in this repo ...
  • Motorcoach and School Bus Fire Safety Analysis Technology Brief
    Motorcoach and School Bus Fire Safety Analysis: Technology Brief
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    In 2009, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published findings from a study entitled “Motorcoach Fire Safety Analysis.” The objective of this study was to gather and analyze information regarding the causes, frequency, and severity of motorcoach fires. Based on study findings, analysts developed a number of recommendations for ...
  • Performance Assessment of an Onboard Monitoring System for CMV Drivers A Field Operational Test Research Brief
    Performance Assessment of an Onboard Monitoring System for CMV Drivers: A Field Operational Test: Research Brief
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    The primary goal of an onboard monitoring system (OBMS) is to enhance driver performance and safety. OBMSs are employed with the expectation that feedback provided concurrently (via flashing feedback lights in the vehicle) and cumulatively (via coaching by safety managers) will have a positive impact on driver performance. The Federal Motor Carrier ...
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations Advanced System Testing Utilizing a Data Acquisition System on the Highways FAST DASH Safety Technology Evaluation Project 2 Driver Monitoring Final Report
    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Advanced System Testing Utilizing a Data Acquisition System on the Highways (FAST DASH) Safety Technology Evaluation Project #2: Driver Monitoring, Final Report
    Krum, Andrew ;
    Bowman, Darrell S.
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    An independent evaluation of a non-video-based onboard monitoring system (OBMS) was conducted. The objective was to determine if the OBMS system performed reliably, improved driving safety and performance, and improved fuel efficiency in a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operation. The study involved a controlled test on the Virginia Smart Road and ...
  • Performance Assessment of an Onboard Monitoring System for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers A Field Operational Test
    Performance Assessment of an Onboard Monitoring System for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers: A Field Operational Test
    Boyle, Linda Ng ;
    Guo, Edith Huizhong
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    The onboard monitoring system (OBMS) field operational test (FOT) was conducted to determine whether onboard monitoring systems that provide real-time performance feedback to commercial truck and motorcoach drivers could reduce the number of safety-critical events (SCEs) experienced over time and improve drivers’ overall safety performance. This re ...
  • Investigating Critical Incidents Driver Restart Period Sleep Quantity and Crash Countermeasures in Commercial Vehicle Operations Using Naturalistic Data Collection
    Investigating Critical Incidents, Driver Restart Period, Sleep Quantity, and Crash Countermeasures in Commercial Vehicle Operations Using Naturalistic Data Collection
    Blanco, Myra ;
    Hickman, Jeffrey S.
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    The aim of this study was to compare the Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) and Naturalistic Driving (ND) datasets to identify discrepancies and to determine the source(s) of these discrepancies. The project included a generalized comparative analysis of the LTCCS, General Estimates System (GES), and ND datasets and then focused on five spec ...
  • Distraction and Drowsiness in Motorcoach Drivers
    Distraction and Drowsiness in Motorcoach Drivers
    Hammond, Rebecca, L. ;
    Hanowski, Richard J.
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    Despite the large number of motorcoaches in the United States, there has been limited research on motorcoach operations. With more than 15 billion miles traveled per year and the transport of millions of people, crashes, when they occur, can involve multiple injuries and deaths. Driver error is often cited as a factor in these crashes, with distrac ...
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations Advanced System Testing Utilizing a Data Acquisition System on the Highways FAST DASH Safety Technology Evaluation Project 3 Novel Convex Mirrors
    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Advanced System Testing Utilizing a Data Acquisition System on the Highways (FAST DASH) Safety Technology Evaluation Project #3: Novel Convex Mirrors
    Miller, Andrew ;
    Krum, Andrew
    2016-11-01 | PDF
    An independent evaluation of a set of novel prototype mirrors was conducted to determine whether the mirrors perform as well as traditional production mirrors across the basic functions of field of view (FOV), image distortion, and distance estimation. Driver acceptance of prototype mirrors was evaluated, as well. The study involved a controlled te ...
  • Results from the 2014 Drug and Alcohol Testing Survey Analysis Brief
    Results from the 2014 Drug and Alcohol Testing Survey: Analysis Brief
    United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2016-10-01 | PDF
    This report summarizes the results of the 2014 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Testing Survey. This annual survey measures the percentage of commercial driver’s license (CDL) drivers who test positive for controlled substances (herein referred to as drugs) and/or alcohol, as a result of random and non-random (i. ...
  • The Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks Program 2015
    The Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks Program 2015
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2016-08-01 | PDF
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was created as an operating administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) by the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999. The primary mission of FMCSA is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. The Commercial Vehicle Information ...
  • Slosh Characteristics of Aggregated Intermediate Bulk Containers on SingleUnit Trucks
    Slosh Characteristics of Aggregated Intermediate Bulk Containers on Single-Unit Trucks
    Pape, Doug ;
    Thornton, Ben
    2016-08-01 | PDF
    Drivers of cargo tank trucks need special knowledge of vehicle and load dynamics, including slosh, to handle their vehicles safely. This knowledge is reflected by a tank vehicle (N) endorsement to the commercial driver’s license (CDL). Drivers of vehicles that carry intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) aggregating to 1,000 gallons capacity or more m ...
  • Slosh Characteristics of Aggregated Intermediate Bulk Containers on SingleUnit Trucks Technology Brief
    Slosh Characteristics of Aggregated Intermediate Bulk Containers on Single-Unit Trucks: Technology Brief
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2016-08-01 | PDF
    The motion of the liquid in a container, known as slosh, can cause the vehicle carrying the liquid to move appreciably beyond its normal stopping point or normal turning path. Sloshing is most pronounced when a cargo tank is partly full. The dynamics of the interaction of the liquid load and the vehicle must be appreciated by drivers if they are to ...
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