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Trucking and Motorcoaches

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Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Compliance Test Procedures

This program was established with a 1-year cooperative agreement to create a compliance test procedure and a subsequent cooperative agreement to provide technical support. In the first year, the contractor developed test procedures, a template for consistent reporting of test results, and...

Crash Reporting Research

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.

Recently Completed Research Projects

From 2023 to 2025 CMV Driver Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment (SASH) Develop Curricula and Proficiency Examinations for New Entrant and Household Goods Motor Carriers Identification of Factors Associated with High-Risk Prioritization Impacts of Driver Compensation on Safety and...

Safety Belt Partnership Pledge

Subject

To form a partnership between the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and private-sector organizations to encourage commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers to fasten their safety belts.

Purpose

The purpose of this Pledge is to...

2014 "Be Ready. Be Buckled." Kids' Art Contest Submissions

The annual Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Safety Belt Partnership “Be Ready. Be Buckled.” art contest for children with a relative or sponsor in the truck and bus industries in grades K-6 (ages 5-12) runs through Saturday, February 28, 2015!