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
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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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 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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This report documents the results of a field evaluation of the InfraRed Inspection System (IRISystem). The objective of the evaluation was to determine the effectiveness of the IRISystem in enhancing the screening of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in real time at the roadside for problematic conditions, primarily malfunctioning brakes. Four state
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The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) reviewed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to identify compliance and enforcement challenges related to the operation of automated commercial vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. Volpe found several provisions in the FMCSRs that might present challenges for automated CM
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2014-04-01
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The Commercial Skills Test Information Management System (CSTIMS) was developed to address the fraudulent issuance of commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) across the United States. CSTIMS was developed as a Web-based, software-as-a-service system to prevent and deter fraud perpetrated by third-party CDL examiners in the portion of the CDL licensing
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2015-06-01
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This study addresses the impact of various distractions on commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators. Using state-of-the-art driving simulators in realistic traffic, this project focused on CMV operator performance as drivers experienced distractions in several driving scenarios. Scenarios placed drivers in situations such as congested traffic, high
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This report presents the methodology and findings from an analysis conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA’s) Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology, with support from the Office of Field Operations, in response to the requirement in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) that a safety stu
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United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Analysis Division
2011-10-01
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This annual edition of Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts contains descriptive statistics about fatal, injury, andproperty damage only crashes involving large trucks and buses in 2009. Selected crash statistics on passengervehicles are also presented for comparison purposes
United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Analysis Division
2009-03-01
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This annual edition of Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts contains descriptive statistics about fatal, injury, andproperty damage only crashes involving large trucks and buses in 2007. Selected crash statistics on passengervehicles are also presented for comparison purposes
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2018-04-01
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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 carrier interventions conducted under the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) enforcement program. The CSA program includes an array of carrier intervention types that replace the
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Wireless Roadside Inspection (WRI) Program is demonstrating the feasibility and value of electronically assessing truck and motorcoach driver and vehicle safety at least 25 times more often than is possible using only roadside physical inspections. The WRI program is evaluating the potential b
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology
2015-04-01
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) 2015 Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics highlights the Agency’s role in enforcement and in collecting and analyzing crash data and statistics to support its mission to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries. Sections include: The Motor Carrier Management
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