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Driver Fatigue and Distraction Monitoring and Warning System, Phase I
GoalTo provide innovative, practical, fast, and reliable detection of driver fatigue and distraction under a wide variety of operating conditions.BackgroundFatigue and distraction are among the major risk factors associated with commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes. The effects of fatigue on...Research and Technology Programs
ACE Program: Establishment of FMCSA's Automated CMV Evaluation (ACE) Program Commercial Motor Vehicle Roadside Technology Corridor (CMVRTC) Innovative Technology Deployment (ITD) Program Large Truck Crash Causation Study National Surface Transportation...Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) Mobile Application
Launched in 2010 to improve highway safety, PSP provides trucking and bus companies secure, instant access to commercial drivers’ safety history records for pre-hire screening purposes. A PSP record provides a commercial driver’s 5 year crash history, and 3 year inspection history.
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) Driver Recruitment Poster
ATTENTION DRIVERS: Do you drive at night? Work more than 60 hours a week? Use the restart provision? Take one-night restarts at least some of the time?
Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Restart Study
The study compared 5-month work schedules and assessed SCEs (e.g., crashes, near-crashes, and crash-relevant conflicts), operator fatigue/alertness, and short-term health outcomes among CMV drivers operating under a 1-night rest period versus drivers operating under a rest period with 2 or more...