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Between 2007 and 2009, FMCSA awarded two contracts for field operational tests (FOTs) of two separate technologies: video imaging (with trip-line algorithm) and magnetometry (with threshold algorithm). Test results showed that video imaging did not meet the performance requirements at nighttime...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) tasked Virginia Technical Transportation Institute (VTTI) to study the effectiveness of three OBSSs (i.e., FCW, LDW, and RSC) by analyzing crash data from more than 14 truck fleets that traveled more than 13 billion miles and...
A Baltimore-based motor carrier fleet volunteered 46 new Volvo trucks, each equipped with Volvo Link and Green Roads Technology, for the FOT. Volvo Link Technology gathered "fuel economy" data. Green Roads Technology gathered "safety" data (data on when and where hard braking, sudden...
The mission of the Medical Expert Panel (MEP) Program is to improve highway safety by providing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) expert opinion and advice on medical standards and guidance and research on the medical certification of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers...
For commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, the most important safety feature is YOU - the driver! Each time you turn the key, you are responsible for your own safety, as well as the safety of all the people who share the road with you. The physical examination you take for your medical...
This handbook provides information and guidance to the medical examiner who performs the commercial driver medical examination. Determining driver medical fitness for duty is a critical element of the FMCSA safety program. Specialists, such as cardiologists and endocrinologists,...
A visor card guide for state and local law enforcement officials listing the types of accidents and collissions that must be reported to FMCSA
A visor card guide for state and local law enforcement officials outlining the types of commercial motor vehicles and their configurations
A visor card guide for state and local law enforcement officials outlining vehicle types for H, N, P, S, T, X Commercial Drivers License endorsements
A visor card guide for state and local law enforcement officials illustrating where on a vehicle and on vehicle documentation the U.S. DOT number can be found