United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2023-06-01
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Seizures and epilepsy impact an estimated 0.5 percent of the worldwide population, with approximately 2 million individuals affected in the United States. Epilepsy may be associated with cognitive and visual impairments and may be difficult to treat, especially among safety-critical workers such as drivers, because the adverse effects of antiepilep
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in cooperation with the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe), uses a quantitative model called the Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model (CIEM) to measure the effectiveness of motor carrier interventions in terms of estimated crashes prevented, injuries prevented, a
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2023-04-01
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in cooperation with the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe), uses a quantitative model called the Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model (CIEM) to measure the effectiveness of motor carrier interventions in terms of estimated crashes prevented, injuries prevented, a
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology
2023-02-01
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Various medical factors may adversely impact driver performance and/or driver attention. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires a record of each driver’s physical qualification examination conducted to determine whether the driver is physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) based on the requirements
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Various medical factors may adversely impact driver performance and/or driver attention. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires a record of each driver’s physical qualification examination conducted to determine whether the driver is physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce ba
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology
2023-01-01
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This report summarizes the results of the 2021 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.
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2022-11-01
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FMCSA initiated the Crime Prevention for Truckers Study to understand the nature and prevalence of harassment and assaults against truckers. Harassment, in this study, is defined as the threat of harm or actual physical harm perpetrated against a trucker, their possessions, vehicle, or cargo.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiated this project to understand the nature and prevalence of harassment and assaults against truckers. Harassment, in this study, is defined as the threat of harm or actual physical harm perpetrated against a trucker, their possessions, vehicle, or cargo. Harassment was evaluated for wome
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in cooperation with the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe), uses a quantitative model called the Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model (CIEM) to measure the effectiveness of motor carrier interventions in terms of estimated crashes prevented, injuries prevented, a
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2022-07-01
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The Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model (CIEM) provides the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) with a tool for measuring the safety benefits of State and Federal carrier interventions conducted under the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) enforcement program. The CSA program includes an array of carrier intervention type
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A selection of agricultural anhydrous ammonia nurse tanks was examined using phased array (PA) ultrasonic technology and acoustic emission (AE) monitoring to determine what effect is produced in the tanks during hydrostatic pressure testing (“hydro testing”). Tanks were selected to cover a variety of manufacturing ages and conditions, included thos
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology
2022-06-01
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Phase IV explores recommendations from previous studies to use a combination of phased array (PA) ultrasonic testing and acoustic emission (AE) monitoring of tanks.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology
2022-04-01
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This report summarizes the results of the 2020 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.
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The purpose of the study is to document lessons learned from Mexico’s experience with its third-party entry-level driver training (ELDT) program. Study results include a description of the ELDT system in Mexico and an analysis highlighting the Mexican experience and its impacts on the Mexican motor carrier industry. Mexico accredits and monitors th
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology
2022-04-01
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To inform a Congressionally-mandated rulemaking to establish minimum driver training standards for commercial driver’s license (CDL) drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) sponsored a case study on Mexico’s thirdparty entry-level driver training (ELDT) program. This case study documents lessons learned from Mexico’s experi
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2021-08-01
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This report summarizes the results of the 2019 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.
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology
2021-08-01
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Automated driving technologies are developing rapidly. In the trucking domain, key on-road applications being demonstrated or considered for market use include platooning (i.e., two or more trucks electronically linked in a convoy); exit-to-exit (i.e., human driver alternates first and last miles with self-driving trucks on long limited access high
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology
2021-08-01
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The objective of this study was to reduce and analyze previously collected heavy-vehicle naturalistic data to better understand crashes involving heavy-vehicle drivers and the impact of distraction and fatigue on commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operations. The study examined safety-critical events (SCEs) in the context of driver behaviors and fatigu
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Automated driving system (ADS) equipped commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) have the potential to reduce crashes by eliminating driver inattention and negative behavior errors. Assessing the effectiveness of ADS-equipped CMVs requires an understanding of baseline safety performance measures for non-equipped CMVs. This study analyzed naturalistic event
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The objective of this study was to reduce and analyze data from previously collected heavy-vehicle naturalistic data to better understand crashes involving heavy-vehicle drivers and the efficiency of Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) operations. Two key elements of this study were to investigate driver distraction and the role it plays in CMV operatio
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