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Trucking and Motorcoaches

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The Impact of Vehicle Maintenance on Safety

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Project Goal:

The goals of this study are to: (1) understand the impact of maintenance on safety-based crashes; (2) develop an operational definition of systematic maintenance; (3) evaluate the effect of current...

The Role of Human Factors in Cargo Tank Rollovers

Goal: To evaluate/constructively shape the human factors that play a role in cargo tank rollovers. Background: In previously completed Agency research on cargo tank rollovers, driver error was identified as the primary cause of the rollover 78 percent of the time. An analysis of Police Accident...

Study of Truck Side Guards to Reduce Pedestrian Fatalities

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Goal:

To study existing literature on the efficacy of truck lateral protective devices (LPDs), also known as side guards, designed to reduce pedestrian and pedalcyclist fatalities.

Background:

According to the...

FAST Act: Beyond Compliance and Safety and Enforcement Impacts

 

 

Project Goal:

The goal of this project is to determine a potential program to provide carriers with credit for implementing safety programs above and beyond minimum safety compliance, as well as to study the safety and enforcement impacts of changes...

State Of Virginia Executive Order 76 (2018)

Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the GovernorExecutive OrderNUMBER SEVENTY-SIX (2018)DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR TIIE COMMONWEAL TH OFVIRGINIA DUE TO SEVERE WINTER WEATHERImportance of the Issue

On this date, January 3, 2018, I am declaring a state of emergency to exist for...

Examining FMCSA Vision Standard for CMV Drivers and Waiver Program

.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal:To re-examine the vision standard for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and evaluate the efficacy of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s vision waiver program.Background:Visual inputs are essential for driving a CMV. It is difficult...