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Data Repository (Naturalistic Driving and Other Datasets)

Goal:

To create a permanent, secure Data Repository for data collected during research and technology studies sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

Background:

FMCSA-sponsored research and technology studies often result in datasets that can...

Case Study/Beta Test of Updated Model Motorcoach Curriculum

.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal: To beta test and refine the updated model motorcoach driver curriculum previously developed for the Agency. Background: Draft versions of an updated model motorcoach driver curriculum were developed for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

Vehicle-Based Low Clearance Detector

The considered technology was vehicle-based (as opposed to infrastructure-based). In comparison, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) looked at reducing bridge strikes using technologies that were installed on infrastructure. Infrastructure-based technologies were not a...

Study of Alternatives to Reduce Driver Exposure to Diesel Exhaust

Goal To study the efficiencies of different idle reduction technologies and to compare their short- and long-term economic costs. The goal is to reduce the amount of diesel emissions that enter a truck cab and to improve air quality in the cab while a driver is resting in a sleeper berth at a...

SmartPark: Real-time Parking Availability, Phase II

GoalTo demonstrate a technology for providing real-time information on truck parking availability to truckers on the road.BackgroundThe SmartPark program was prompted by a 2000 National Transportation Safety Board recommendation that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) create a...

Refine Non-Destructive Testing to Improve Nurse Tank Safety, Phase III

This research supported a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended rulemaking by PHMSA to address non-destructive testing of nurse tanks. It sought to refine the recommendations for 1) non-destructive testing of nurse tanks, and 2) nurse tank manufacturing requirements....

Performance-Based Testing of Driving Skills/Capabilities

This study involved four parts: (1) a literature review on the current research of the risks of older drivers and associated data; (2) an analysis of Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data to retrieve crashes and Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS) data to...

FAST DASH Safety Technology Evaluation Project #3: Novel Convex Mirrors

The third FMCSA’s Advanced System Testing utilizing a Data Acquisition System on the Highways (FAST DASH) program evaluation explored the feasibility and user acceptance of a novel mirror prototype to replace existing convex mirrors on a heavy vehicle. This was accomplished by examining the...