United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Technology Division
2005-12-01
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In support of its goal to reduce large truck-related fatalities and crashes, FMCSA plans to facilitate the deployment of Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) technologies that have shown a potential to improve the safety of commercial vehicle operations (CVO) and provide safety benefits to society as a whole.The IVI is part of the Intelligent Trans
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2005-11-01
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The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (MCSIA), P.L. 106-159, mandated a study to determine the causes of, and contributing factors to, crashes involving commercial motor vehicles. MCSIA also directed the Secretary to transmit to Congress the results of the study. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety
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This report updates the Motor Carrier Industry Profile: 2001-20031 and Stock Market Performance of Publicly Traded Trucking Sector Stocks by Industry Segment, 2000-20042 to reflect more recent developments of particular significance to the industry and its various segments. The Motor Carrier Industry Profile: 2001-2003 relied heavily on Motor Carri
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United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Technology Division
2005-07-01
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA’s) safety goal is to reduce the number and severity of large truck fatalities and crashes. During the last several years, FMCSA has collaborated with the trucking industry to test and evaluate several on-board safety systems for commercial motor vehicles to increase the safety and security of
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United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Technology Division
2005-07-01
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The overall objective of this research is to document the performance and operational characteristics of leading-edge technological approaches for monitoring commercial vehicle braking systems. Improved methods and sensors to monitor braking system operation are needed because of the historical link between compromised braking performance and crash
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The Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) was undertaken jointly by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The LTCCS is based on a nationally representative sample of nearly 1,000 injury and fatal crashes involving large trucks that occurred between April 2001 and
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The objective of this report is to provide background information and lay out the issues for prospective offerors responding to the solicitation in a Broad Agency Announcement seeking concept papers for a demonstration of a technology that conveys real-time information on parking availability for truckers on the road. The report addresses the follo
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Sleep apnea is a condition in which a narrowing or closure of the upper airway during sleep causes repeated sleep disturbances, and possible complete awakenings, leading to poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness. The primary objectives of this study were to (1) obtain additional and more meaningful crash data by linking a sleep apnea d
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United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Technology Division
2004-09-01
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Sleep apnea is a condition in which a narrowing or closure of the upper airway during sleep causes repeated sleep disturbances, and possible complete awakenings, leading to poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness. This study was completed to assess the risks of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes due to the presence of sleep apnea am
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This report profiles the motor carrier industry and its significant operating segments. It is one of a series of reports analyzing various aspects of the motor carrier industry. Other reports in the series focus on the safety performance of the industry and its major segments and on the linkage between safety performance and operating performance o
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