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  • Frackingrelated Commercial Motor Vehicle Crash Risk Research Brief
    Fracking-related Commercial Motor Vehicle Crash Risk [Research Brief]
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2021-06-01 | PDF
    This study reviewed Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and other data for calendar years 2000 to 2016 across three fracking-involved States (North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Texas) to assess whether CMV traffic associated with fracking raises crash risk, both in absolute terms and relative to other industries. Findings are intended ...
  • Frackingrelated Commercial Motor Vehicle CMV Crash Risk
    Fracking-related Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Crash Risk
    Flynn, Daniel ;
    Gillham, Olivia
    2021-06-01 | PDF
    The combination of two energy extraction technologies, hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and horizontal drilling, has transformed the U.S. energy system by providing a means of accessing natural gas and oil in tight shale formations. The consequent fracking boom has transformed the U.S. economy, especially in less developed geographic areas where t ...
  • Variability Analysis of FMVSS121 Air Brake Systems 60mihr Service Brake System Performance Data for Truck Tractors
    Variability Analysis of FMVSS-121 Air Brake Systems: 60-mi/hr Service Brake System Performance Data for Truck Tractors
    Lascurain, Mary Beth
    2021-01-01 | PDF
    In support of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) ongoing interest in truck platooning, this report summarizes analyses conducted to measure variability in stopping distance tests conducted on commercial truck tractors. The data used were retrieved from tests performed under the controlled conditions specified for FMVSS 121 ai ...
  • Analysis of Variability in Heavy Truck Braking Systems Technology Brief
    Analysis of Variability in Heavy Truck Braking Systems [Technology Brief]
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2021-01-01 | PDF
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is interested in ongoing explorations of truck platooning, an automation application in which two or more commercial motor vehicles (CMV) use adaptive cruise control and other technologies to travel in close formation behind one another. A key parameter in determining the position of each truc ...
  • 2017 Report on Commercial Drivers License CDL Skills Testing Delays Research Brief
    2017 Report on Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Skills Testing Delays [Research Brief]
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2020-12-01 | PDF
    States are required to test CDL applicants for the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the safe operation of the applicant’s intended commercial motor vehicle. As noted by a previous Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, applicants in some States face significant delays when attempting to take a skills test and thus complete the ...
  • 2017 Report on Commercial Drivers License CDL Skills Testing Delays
    2017 Report on Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Skills Testing Delays
    Michel, Nicole
    2020-12-01 | PDF
    States are required to test CDL applicants for the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the safe operation of the applicant’s intended commercial motor vehicle. As noted by a previous Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, applicants in some States face significant delays when attempting to take a skills test and thus complete the ...
  • FMCSA Safety Program Effectiveness Measurement Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model Version 12Report for FY 2016 Interventions Analysis Brief
    FMCSA Safety Program Effectiveness Measurement: Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model, Version 1.2—Report for FY 2016 Interventions [Analysis Brief]
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2020-10-01 | 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 ...
  • FMCSA Safety Program Effectiveness Measurement Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model CIEM Version 12 Report for Fiscal Year 2016 Interventions
    FMCSA Safety Program Effectiveness Measurement: Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model (CIEM), Version 1.2 Report for Fiscal Year 2016 Interventions
    Segev, Eran ;
    Gruberg, Richard
    2020-10-01 | PDF
    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 ...
  • Safety Analysis of Interstate Carriers with UCR IFTA or IRP Violations 2017 Analysis Brief
    Safety Analysis of Interstate Carriers with UCR, IFTA or IRP Violations, 2017 [Analysis Brief]
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2020-08-01 | PDF
    FMCSA’s Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology evaluated data within Agency information systems to assess whether negative compliance with certain credentials issued by States are related to a carrier’s safety performance. This analysis found that carriers with an IFTA, UCR or IRP violation were more likely to be involved in crashes, and like ...
  • FMCSA Investigation Cost Survey
    FMCSA Investigation Cost Survey
    Gruberg, Richard
    2020-07-01 | PDF
    In 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) produced estimates of the cost of conducting onsite investigations, based on field data collected from safety investigators, as part of the Operation Model Test for FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability 2010 (CSA2010) initiative. In 2016, the Government Accountability Office (GAO ...
  • Analysis of the RailroadHighway Grade Crossing Rules Research Brief
    Analysis of the Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Rules [Research Brief]
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2020-06-01 | PDF
    Stopping at RRHG crossings, especially on highspeed divided highways, has been identified as a potential crash hazard, since CMVs can be rearended while stopped. The regulation cited above was formulated in the mid-twentieth century at a time when most RRHG crossings were un-gated. Since then, strides have been made to identify and control RRHG cro ...
  • Commercial Driver Safety Risk Factors Research Brief
    Commercial Driver Safety Risk Factors [Research Brief]
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2020-06-01 | PDF
    The study examined an array of driver and situational factors to determine their prevalence and relationship to crash or moving violation risk among more than 21,000 commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. These risk factors consisted of personal factors, such as demographic characteristics, medical conditions (e.g., diabetes/elevated blood sugar, ...
  • Analysis of the RailroadHighway Grade Crossing Rules
    Analysis of the Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Rules
    Britton, Daniel ;
    Stowe, Kelly A.
    2020-06-01 | PDF
    This study examined crash data to estimate the costs and benefits that would be associated with modifying 49 CFR 392.10 to allow drivers of buses and hazardous materials vehicles (HMVs) to obey active traffic control devices and supporting highway signage at actively controlled railroad highway-grade (RRHG) crossings, rather than stopping in every ...
  • Efficiency of Motor Carrier Interventions
    Efficiency of Motor Carrier Interventions
    Gruberg, Richard
    2020-06-01 | PDF
    The Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model (CIEM) provides the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) with tools to measure the safety benefits produced by interventions. The CIEM does not, however, measure the efficiency of these interventions, in terms of benefits derived per agency dollar spent. This report combines existing CIEM ...
  • Commercial Driver Safety Risk Factors CDSRF
    Commercial Driver Safety Risk Factors (CDSRF)
    Hickman, Jeffrey S. ;
    Mabry, J. Erin
    2020-06-01 | PDF
    The objective of this study was to prospectively examine a wide array of driver personal and situational factors to determine the prevalence of these factors as well as their relationship to being involved in a crash. This study involved the collection of driver medical, demographic, and other personal factors to examine the relationship between th ...
  • Cybersecurity Best Practices for Heavy Vehicle Telematics and Aftermarket Electronic Systems TechBrief
    Cybersecurity Best Practices for Heavy Vehicle Telematics and Aftermarket Electronic Systems [TechBrief]
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2020-05-01 | PDF
    Heavy vehicles such as commercial trucks and buses are critical to the Nation’s economic security. Due to several highly publicized cyber-attacks on vehicles, cybersecurity in heavy vehicles has become a major concern for the industry. The Heavy Truck Telematics: Cybersecurity Best Practices document reviews existing cybersecurity best practices fr ...
  • Cybersecurity Best Practices for IntegrationRetrofit of Telematics and Aftermarket Electronic Systems into Heavy Vehicles
    Cybersecurity Best Practices for Integration/Retrofit of Telematics and Aftermarket Electronic Systems into Heavy Vehicles
    Klinedinst, Dan
    2020-05-01 | PDF
    This document reviews and applies existing transportation cybersecurity best practices from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and other organizations to heavy vehicles. The focus is on telematics and aftermarket devices, as they are a common attack vector, and requirements for electronic logging devices (ELDs) in the United ...
  • Research and Testing to Accelerate Voluntary Adoption of Automatic Emergency Braking AEB on Commercial Vehicles Technology Brief
    Research and Testing to Accelerate Voluntary Adoption of Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) on Commercial Vehicles [Technology Brief]
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    2020-05-01 | PDF
    To understand what barriers could prevent widespread voluntary AEB adoption, FMCSA commissioned a study to analyze AEB technical and marketing issues and gather information from industry experts and stakeholders. This report presents findings along with 10 recommendations to increase voluntary AEB adoption toward a goal of 90 percent of new truck s ...
  • A Literature Review of Lateral Protection Devices on Trucks Intended for Reducing Pedestrian and Cyclist Fatalities
    A Literature Review of Lateral Protection Devices on Trucks Intended for Reducing Pedestrian and Cyclist Fatalities
    Badgley, Jonathan ;
    Breck, Andrew
    2020-05-01 | PDF
    This report provides data on pedestrian and cyclist or pedalcyclist fatalities in the U.S. and summarizes a literature review of lateral protection device (LPD) regulatory and technical standards and specifications in the U.S. and in other countries. The report also summarizes published effectiveness estimates of LPDs in mitigating injury and death ...
  • Research and Testing to Accelerate Voluntary Adoption of Automatic Emergency Braking AEB on Commercial Vehicles
    Research and Testing to Accelerate Voluntary Adoption of Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) on Commercial Vehicles
    Grove, Kevin ;
    Camden, Matthew C.
    2020-05-01 | PDF
    This report describes barriers to truck fleets’ voluntary adoption of automatic emergency braking (AEB), and actions that may mitigate or eliminate these barriers. The report recommends approaches that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) could take to accelerate voluntary adoption of AEB technologies. It rates these approaches b ...
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