Fracking-related Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Crash Risk

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• Creators:
  Flynn, Daniel ; Gillham, Olivia ; Meltzer, Neil R.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.). Safety Management Systems Technical Center ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.). Safety Measurement and Analysis Division
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Commercial vehicles
  • Energy resources
  • Hydraulic fracturing
  • Mining and extractive industries
  • Oil exploration
  • Rest periods
  • Truck crashes
  • Truck traffic
  • Oil fields
  • Transportation energy resource extraction and transport
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FMCSA-RRR-18-011
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Contracting Officer:
  Michel, Nicole
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  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 tight shale formations are prevalent. Review of the literature and geospatial analysis of CMV crash trends over time show an increase in CMV-involved crashes associated with fracking activity. This increase is not principally due to less safe carrier behavior, but rather to increased total volume of CMV traffic associated with fracking activity. This effect is most pronounced in areas where energy extraction had been declining and in less-developed areas with transportation infrastructure not designed to handle heavier CMV and other traffic. It is not possible to determine whether fracking-associated carriers require further regulation without more data.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56183/dot_56183_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.78 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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