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This project will conduct a revision to the "Financial Responsibility Requirements for Commercial Motor Vehicles" study completed in 2013. The study will renew the data and analysis methodologies utilized in the study to develop current information regarding the adequacy...
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Develop research to be used for performing the Environmental Assessment (EA) for upcoming rulemakings. The proposed research would review and update past research on delay and environmental costs of bus and truck crashes. The goal of this study is to update the 2013 report...
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The aim of this project is to determine whether warning devices meaningfully impact crash-relevant aspects of human performance in the presence of a stopped commercial motor vehicle, and if so, how, and to what extent.
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The fundamental...
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To collect electronic logging device (ELD) and crash data from property-carrying and passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle (CMV) carriers to assess risks posed by alternative schedules as they relate to various aspects of hours of service (HOS) provisions. ...
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This project seeks to (1) identify the critical routine and emergency driver tasks necessary to drive today's automatic and manual transmission commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), (2) identify prosthetic and orthotic devices and/or vehicle modifications that will allow...
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The goal for this project is to deliver PVT DriveFit, a readiness assessment technology designed to assess driver alertness using a quantitative objective framework based on the Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT). This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program...
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The project goal is to develop Greenlight, a readiness assessment technology designed to objectively measure drivers’ readiness before operating a CMV. This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program project currently in Phase II of the SBIR Program. The...
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In this study, the Research Division of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will conduct an analysis to characterize the nature, scope, and incidence of controlled substance and alcohol violations involving drivers of non-CDL commercial motor vehicles....
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In this study, the Research Division of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will conduct an analysis to identify characteristics common among motor carriers identified as “high-risk” and prioritized for intervention.
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In this study, the Research Division of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will work with a sample of states to investigate whether it is possible to circumvent the CDL disqualification process and prevent a disqualification action from being initiated or...