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 | Commercial Vehicle Operations Points-of-Contact |
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 | FMCSA's Facts, Research & Technology Website |
| This website contains statistics on various aspects of commercial vehicle operations (CVO) as well as resources related to the use of new technologies in CVO. The website describes the mission of the FMCSA Office of Research and Analysis, which sponsors the website. The website lists numerous documents about on-board safety and on-board security systems for commercial vehicles, including product guides and factors that should be considered in the decision to purchase these systems. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/facts-research.htm. | |
| FMCSA's Motor Carrier Security Website |
| This site is a compilation of resources developed to help law enforcement and commercial vehicle owners and operators to maintain motor carrier security, especially the secure shipment of hazardous materials (hazmat). Reference documents available on the website include: a guide to developing a hazmat security plan, list of steps that should be taken by hazmat workers and companies in light of the current threat advisory level as determined by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), anti-terrorism and anti-hijacking tips for hazmat drivers and companies, a flier issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) "If you receive a suspicious letter or package, what you should do," a checklist that law enforcement can use to perform a security assessment of a commercial vehicle operator, and a form to request free FMCSA training in motor carrier security risk assessment. The site also contains related links, including the National Hazardous Material Route Registry (NHMRR). Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/security/index.asp. | |
| Product Guides for Safety and Security Systems Technology |
| This website contains product guides for several new technologies that can be used by commercial vehicles to improve their safety and security. Each product guide discusses what the technologies are, how they can be used in a commercial vehicle operating environment, and their benefits and costs. Each product guide also lists contact information of vendors that sell the particular technology. A companion website https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/systems-technology/decision-factors/decisionfactors.htm lists factors that should be considered when deciding to make, use or buy technologies in the commercial motor vehicle industry. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/systems-technology/product-guides/productguides.htm, | |
 | Concept of Operations and Voluntary Operational Requirements On-board Commercial Motor Vehicles (2005) |
| This series of reports describe the concept of operations and voluntary requirements for four types of technologies for large trucks greater than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). The types of technologies are Forward Collision Warning Systems (FCWS), Automated Cruise Control/Collision Warning Systems (ACC/CWS), Lane Departure Warning Systems (LDWS) and Vehicular Stability Systems (VSS). Concepts of operations provide information about how each user interacts with these safety systems and their operational conditions. Voluntary requirements describe features and functions used to define the safety systems and their operational functionality. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| Development of On-Board Safety Systems (2005) |
| This brochure gives an overview of several on-board technologies that have the potential to dramatically increase the safety of commercial vehicles. The brochure profiles technologies, currently in development, that aim to reduce truck rollovers, rear-end collisions, and lane departure crashes, including systems for roll stability advisories (RSA), roll stability control (RSC), electronic stability control (ESC), forward collision warning (FCW), adaptive cruise control (ACC), and lane departure warning (LDW). Cost: Free To Access This Resource: To order a hardcopy, contact Jeff Secrist, FMCSA Office of Research and Analysis, (202) 385-2367, Jeff.Secrist@dot.gov. | |
| Driver Violation Notification Service Feasibility Study (FMCSA-MCRR-05-003) (2005) |
| This report documents the findings of an assessment of the safety benefits of driver violation notification programs (also known as Employee Pull Notice or Driver Pull Notice programs). In these programs, states automatically notify motor carriers of changes in their drivers' Commercial Driver's License (CDL) records due to violations and convictions. The project team analyzed programs in 10 states and surveyed several motor carriers in order to both determine how well these programs work and establish requirements for an expanded nationwide program. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| Factors in Decisions to Make, Purchase, and Use On-board Safety Technologies (FMCSA-MCRT-06-003) (2005) |
| This report documents the findings of a study of what motivates key commercial vehicle stakeholders when making decisions to manufacture, buy or use on-board safety technologies. Telephone interviews were conducted with several individuals representing a wide range of stakeholders: 19 motor carriers, five insurance companies, two associations, one driver training program. Factors identified in making manufacturing, purchase and use decisions include return on investment, demonstrated effectiveness to improve safety, reliability, maintainability, liability, market demand, initial cost, market image, driver acceptance, and ease of integrating the new technology into the existing layout of the commercial vehicle cab. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| Intelligent Transportation Systems and Truck Parking (FMCSA-MCRR-05-001) (2005) |
| This report discusses key issues concerning deployment of technologies that convey real-time information on parking availability for truckers on the road. The FMCSA intends to issue a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for proposals to demonstrate such a technology, and this report provides background information for the BAA. The report addresses the following questions: Is there a shortage of parking? Is the truck parking shortage likely to worsen? What are potential solutions? What can be done to better match supply and demand? Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| Untethered Trailer Tracking (UTT) and Control System (FMCSA-MCRRT-06-002) (2005) |
| This report documents the findings of a pilot test of an untethered trailer tracking (UTT) system, the purpose of which is to improve the safety and security of trailers and shipments at each phase of goods movement. The UTT system tested in this pilot project include near-real-time trailer identification, accurate time-of-connection and time-of-disconnection activities, location and mapping of trailers, "geo-fencing" to identify a risk area or unscheduled trailer movement, remote sensing of a loaded or empty trailer, and security of the cargo floor. The UTT equipment was installed on 75 trailers, each running one of three operational scenarios. The UTT system was tested over a three-month period from October 2004 to January 2005. This report presents an assessment of the functionality of the UTT system and potential improvements in security, safety and efficiency that can be gained from its use. The Operational Requirements Document available online at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/research-technology/report/untethered/untethered-trailer-tracking.htm outlines the requirements for these systems, provides a detailed breakdown of the individual technologies used, and outlines how these requirements can be met under the three operational scenarios used in the pilot test. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| The Evaluation of Advanced Traveler Information Services (ATIS) Impacts on Truck Travel Time Reliability (2004) |
| This report evaluates the ability of advanced traveler information systems (ATIS) to improve the on-time reliability of commercial vehicles in an urban setting. The evaluation uses the Heuristic On-Line Web-Linked Arrival Time Estimation (HOWLATE) simulation model to evaluate the impacts of ATIS on freight movements at an international terminal in Los Angeles, California. The study provides dollar value estimates of the benefits of ATIS and concludes that, for commercial vehicle operators with stringent on-time requirements who face considerable travel time variability, ATIS is a useful and high-value service. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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 | Introduction to ITS/CVO and CVISN (CVISN 101) |
| This Web-based course provides an introduction to the ITS/CVO program and the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) initiative. The course includes a short discussion of some of the problems currently existing in CVO, and an overview of the four main areas of the ITS/CVO program: Safety Assurance, Credentials Administration, Electronic Screening, and Carrier Operations. The concepts underlying current and future strategies are described for each of these areas, as well as the technologies used to carry them out. The discussion of CVISN focuses on the Level 1 capabilities (Safety Information Exchange, Electronic Credentialing and Electronic Screening) and the deployment process developed for their implementation. Target Audience: Public sector transportation professionals including Federal engineers, planners, project managers, and field staff and others as appropriate. Transportation professionals from state, regional, and local agencies would also benefit from participation in the course. A blended Web-based version provides online interaction between participants and instructors. Course Length: Six hours. Cost: $175 per participant for the Web-based version; $150 per participant for the blended version. To Access This Resource:
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