Safety
Legacy ID
391
Study on Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Commuting (FAST Act - Section 5515)
.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal:To conduct a study on the effects of excessive commuting on safety and CMV driver fatigue.Background:On December 4, 2015, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, 2015 (FAST Act) was signed into law. Section 5515 of the Act directs the...Selective Testing of Registered Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) for Compliance
This effort supported Enforcement and Field Offices that requested the verification of in-use ELDs to ensure they were in compliance with the final rule.
Restorative Rest for Motorcoach Drivers
The aim of this study was to characterize the relationship between off-duty time and sleep using the data collected in the original motorcoach driver fatigue study. This study had the following research questions: How much sleep do motorcoach drivers obtain given the amount of...
Research and Recommendations for Improving FMCSA’s HM Cargo Tank Monitoring and Enforcement Program
Goal:To develop recommendations for how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) can better meet the requirements for tracking and monitoring the safety performance of cargo tank facilities.Background:FMCSA built a system for collecting and evaluating information on the safety...Naturalistic Driving Study (Data Analysis)
Goal:To analyze the collected naturalistic driving data from the recently completed Onboard Monitoring System (OBMS) Field Operational Test (FOT) in order to identify safety-critical events and determine factors related to the occurrence of safety-critical events.Background:The recently completed...National Data Fusion Project
A successful National Data Fusion Center was to provide opportunities in commercial vehicle enforcement to conduct HOS verification across jurisdictional boundaries, through the use of vehicle and driver identification and other e-screening systems. Use of the National Data Fusion Center...
Driver Distraction and Fatigue Detection and Warning System, Phase II
Goal:To provide innovative, practical, fast, and reliable detection of driver fatigue and distraction under a wide variety of operating conditions.Background:Fatigue and distraction are among the major risk factors associated with commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes. The effects of fatigue on...Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Fracking-Related Crashes
.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal: To identify and analyze CMV crash trends in the energy-producing regions of the country (e.g., the Dakotas, Texas and Louisiana, New York south into Alabama, Michigan, and Indiana) that are using hydraulic fracking mining methods....Military Under 21 CMV Driver Pilot Program (FAST Act Section 5404, Phase III)
Project Goal:
To Conduct a pilot program which exempts participating military drivers aged 18, 19, and 20 with specific training and experience ("covered drivers") from the age restrictions in current HOS regulations in order to study the feasibility, benefits, and safety impacts of...