Federal Seizure Exemption Application
This document is the Federal Seizure Exemption Application that must be submitted to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for consideration.
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PRISM System Specification version 9.0
About this DocumentProvides all the information necessary for States to develop their local systems to satisfy the PRISM Requirements and interface with the PRISM Central Site.
Share the Road Safely
The Share the Road Safely program strives to improve the knowledge of all highway users to minimize the likelihood of a crash with a large truck, and reduce the consequences of those that do occur. Learn what you can do to stay safe, and keep your family safe, on the highway.
Background of...U.S. DOT Seeks Input on Screening and Treating Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers and Rail Workers with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that the agencies are seeking public input during the next 90 days on the impacts of screening, evaluating, and treating rail...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
What is OSA?OSA is a respiratory disorder characterized by a reduction or cessation of breathing during sleep. OSA is characterized by repeated episodes of upper airway collapse in the region of the upper throat (pharynx) that results in intermittent periods of partial airflow obstruction (...
Study of Alternatives to Reduce Driver Exposure to Diesel Exhaust
Goal To study the efficiencies of different idle reduction technologies and to compare their short- and long-term economic costs. The goal is to reduce the amount of diesel emissions that enter a truck cab and to improve air quality in the cab while a driver is resting in a sleeper berth at a...SmartPark: Real-time Parking Availability, Phase II
GoalTo demonstrate a technology for providing real-time information on truck parking availability to truckers on the road.BackgroundThe SmartPark program was prompted by a 2000 National Transportation Safety Board recommendation that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) create a...Refine Non-Destructive Testing to Improve Nurse Tank Safety, Phase III
This research supported a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended rulemaking by PHMSA to address non-destructive testing of nurse tanks. It sought to refine the recommendations for 1) non-destructive testing of nurse tanks, and 2) nurse tank manufacturing requirements....
Performance-Based Testing of Driving Skills/Capabilities
This study involved four parts: (1) a literature review on the current research of the risks of older drivers and associated data; (2) an analysis of Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data to retrieve crashes and Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS) data to...