Technology
Legacy ID
511
Trailer Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Identification and Sequencing System Using Wired Technology
GoalTo develop low-cost commercial technologies allowing identification of trailer characteristics at the power unit.BackgroundIn North America, power units (also known as tractors) often haul a variety of towed units during their operation. In most cases, the tractor and the trailer(s) do not stay...Research and Technology Programs
ACE Program: Establishment of FMCSA's Automated CMV Evaluation (ACE) Program Commercial Motor Vehicle Roadside Technology Corridor (CMVRTC) Innovative Technology Deployment (ITD) Program Large Truck Crash Causation Study National Surface Transportation...FMCSA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
Each year, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) allocates a percentage of its extramural research and development funding to small businesses that submit proposals for innovative projects designed to address national transportation challenges. This program—the Small Business Innovation...ELD Compliance Test Procedure
An Electronic Logging Device (ELD) must meet the technical specifications set forth in the Appendix to Subpart B of Part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. although use of the ELD test procedures set forth in this document is not binding on ELD providers, these ...
FMCSA Launches Online Unified Registration System that Strengthens Safety and Improves Efficiency
WASHINGTON -- On Dec. 12, 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) launched a new, simplified, online registration process that truck and bus companies, freight forwarders, brokers, intermodal equipment providers, and cargo tank manufacturing, inspection and repair...