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This effort was organized into four structured process sequences, including: analysis; training design; training development; and possible future pilot testing. The first three sequences were funded as Phase I of the project. The effort began with a job task analysis to identify new items that...
The NSTSCE steering committee meets biannually to review surface transportation safety research needs. FMCSA will provide input into the commercial vehicle operations study that will help further its safety mission.
Instructional materials were developed from the instructional design guide for use in classroom training. These materials included an instructor's handbook, a student's handbook, PowerPoint presentation slides, charts, film or video clips, hands-on exercises, and a combustible gas detector...
Smart Roadside is currently a mode-specific item in the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategic Research Plan, 201014. However, it is a multimodal initiative that includes not only FMCSA and FHWA, but also the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Phase II of this SBIR project originally intended to pursue the development and full testing of the shift-interlock device along with a prototype accelerator pedal resistance device and learning curve software. Due to complications with the automatic transmission, the shift-interlock was...
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...
A visor card guide for state and local law enforcement officials illustrating vehicle placarding and signage for the following nine classes of hazardous materials: 1) Explosives, 2) Gases, 3) Flammable Liquid and Combustible Liquid, 4) Flammable Solid, Spontanaeously Combustible and...
Traveling by bus is one of the safest ways to get around, but crashes can end lives and ruin businesses. Safety is in your hands. Here are 10 frequent factors in recent bus crashes. Avoid making the same fatal mistakes.
Distracted driving such...This brochure outlines the role of CMV drivers in transporting food, including information to report to FSIS, USDA/FSIS Regional Contacts, and the role of DOT inspectors.