AASHTO/SCOHT Subcommittee on Highway Transport

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AASHTO/SCOHTSubcommittee on Highway Transport

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Presented by:

Jack Van Steenburg

Chief Safety Officer


July 2014

• Safety Overview• Grant Funding• Work Zone Safety• Pedestrian/Bicyclist• Size & Weight• Rulemaking• Grow America

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Overview


Our Mission

Placing safety as our highest priority:

Prevent crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving CMV transportation through education, innovation,

regulation, enforcement, financial assistance, partnerships, and full

accountability.

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Grant Programs

MCSAP Basic and Incentive –$168,275,000

MCSAP High Priority –$15,000,000

CDL Program Improvement –$30,000,000

Border Enforcement –$32,000,000

CVISN –$25,000,000

Safety Data Improvement –$3,000,000

PRISM - $5,000,000*All are projected levels for 2015.

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The Problem

• NHTSA 2012 FARS data showed:• 33,561 people lost their lives on America’s

roadways in motor vehicle crashes 3,914 from crashes involving a large truck 280 from crashes involving a bus

• 697 or 17% of fatalities in large truck crashes were large truck occupants

• 8.9% increase in fatalities over 2011

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Safety Data Insight

• Police Accident Reports on truck drivers in crashes with a truck occupant fatality showed: 34% were not wearing a seatbelt

20% were speeding

• In 2012, there were 547 fatal crashes in work zones: Large trucks were involved in 129 or 24%

• In 2012 there were 454 pedestrians/bicyclist killed by large trucks & buses

Large trucks were involved in 363 & buses involved in 76

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Fatal Crash TrendsFatal Crash Trends

YearTotal Fatal Crashes

Crash Type

Not in Work Zone In Work Zone

2008 34,172 33,510 (98%) 662 (2%)

2009 30,862 30,273 (98%) 589 (2%)

2010* 30,296 29,756 (98%) 521 (2%)

2011* 29,867 29,300 (98%) 533 (2%)

2012 30,800 30,253 (98%) 547 (2%)

Sources: FARS *In 2010 19 crashes and 2011 34 crashes not reported.

Fatal Crashes by Work Zone, 2008 - 2012

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Percentage of Fatal Work-Zone Crashes

that Involved at Least One Large Truck

25.7% 22.2% 22.5% 27.2% 23.6%

Percentage of ALL Fatal Crashes that

Involved at Least One Large Truck

11.0% 9.7% 10.8% 11.3% 11.2%

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

CSA is an important initiative to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of FMCSA’s enforcement and compliance program to achieve the agency’s mission to reduce commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes, fatalities, and injuries.

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CSA


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Carrier Measurement: SMS Results

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SMS Display Enhancements Screenshot (cont.)

General Inspection Information

StateNo. CMV

Inspections

No. CMV OOS

CMV OOS Rate

6 months 231 123 53.25%

1 year 4684 1618 34.54%

18 months 7842 2788 35.55%

24 months **9541 3495 36.63%

** Included were 803 state permitted large trucks with an OOS rate of 35%.


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OOS Violations (All CMVs)

Category Number CMVs OOS RateBrakes (all other violations) 1132 11.86%Brake Adjustment 672 7.04%Tires 321 3.36%Suspension 54 0.57%Wheels 38 0.40%Other 1278 13.39%Total 3496 36.63%


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Specialized Heavy Vehicle Inspection(SHVI)

State

No. Overweight

CMV Inspections

No. CMV OOS CMV OOS Rate

NC 435 185 42.53%TN 32 12 37.50%WA 173 101 58.38%TOTAL 640 298 46.56%


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Heavy Overweight Brake Testing

• Impact on brake performance with increasing load

• Impact on brake performance with brake degradation on tractor and trailer (20%)


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Auto 60k 80k Bal 80k Unbal 91k 97k 106k 116k140

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Full Brake Function 2 Drive wheel end brakes disabled (1 axle) 2 Trailer wheel end brakes disabled (1 axle)

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Automobile 80K 88K 97K 97K (unbal) 112K 132K140

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6 Axle Non- Reduced Stopping Distance Average Corrected Stopping Distances for 60-mph Panic Stops

Brakes Fully Functioning 2 Drive wheel end brakes disabled (1 axle) 2 Trailer wheel end brakes disabled (1 axle)

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Regulatory Areas

• Hours of Service• National Registry of Certified Medical

Examiners (NRCME)• Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs)• Speed Limiters• Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse• URS – Unified Registration System

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The GROW AMERICA Act, or Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America, will:

• support millions of American jobs repairing and modernizing our roads, bridges, railways, and transit systems;

• help ensure that American businesses can compete effectively in the global economy and grow; and

• pave the way forward by increasing access to the ladders of opportunity that help Americans get ahead.

GROW AMERICA Act


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FMCSA (Title V) – Key Focus Areas

Motorcoach Safety

Driver Compensation

Grant Program Restructuring


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Motorcoach Safety

En Route Bus Inspections• Would expand locations under grant statute to require States to

permit inspection of motorcoaches wherever food, shelter and sanitation for passengers can be provided

Jurisdiction Over Passenger Brokers• Bus brokers would be required to register with FMCSA• Would help prevent unsafe bus companies from reorganizing as

unregulated brokers and ensure transportation through authorized carriers only


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Driver Compensation

• Current driver pay structure (by mile or trip), and unpaid time at shipper and receiver facilities, create dangerous pressures to exceed hours-of-service limits

• Would authorize a rule to require certain truck and bus drivers be paid minimum hourly wage for on-duty not driving time

• Only HOS log drivers would be affected• No amendment to Fair Labor Standards Act; pay would be

in addition to pay required under FLSA


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Grant Program Restructuring

• Would consolidate five grant programs into a single formula program• Eliminate wasteful duplication of State and Federal administrative

processes• Grant programs affected:

– Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) -- Basic and Incentive– Performance and Registration Information System Management (PRISM)– Safety Data Improvement– New Entrant Grants– Border Enforcement Grant

• Would allow use of MCSAP funds to enforce household goods regulations

• State participation in PRISM, Safety Data Improvement and New Entrant would become mandatory


Our Vision

Save lives by striving toward a crash-free and fully accountable CMV

transportation life-cycle.

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