To assess the completeness of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA’s) Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) crash database and associated collection issues.

The project seeks to estimate the rate of crash reporting completeness in MCMIS and to develop recommendations for improving the reporting of FMCSA-reportable crashes.

The study reviewed the State Data Quality Reports and collected and analyzed a sample of carriers’ crash records. Those records were then compared to the MCMIS crash records. The period of performance was from October 2014 to April 2016.

The research will lead to an estimate of the crash reporting completeness in MCMIS and will develop methods to improve the processes for collecting reportable crashes.

September 2014: Contract awarded
February 2015: Analysis plan
March 2015: Data collection plan
May 2015: Fleet selection begins
June 2015: Data storage and transfer solutions
June 29, 2016: Draft final report and briefing

FY 2014: $156,210
FY 2015: $78,105

Complete. Final report published and available at https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32508.

For more information, contact Richard Gruberg of the Analysis Division at (202) 366-2959 or richard.gruberg@dot.gov.