Driver Violation Notification Study

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Driver Violation Notification Study

• Presentation toITS America CVFMHomeland
  Security SIG
• Presented byJeff SecristFederal Motor Carrier
  Safety Administration
• August 31, 2005

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Background

• FMCSA safety research indicates that truck and
  bus drivers with past convictions and the
  companies that hire them are statistically more
  likely to involved in future commercial vehicle
  crashes
• Employers are not always notified about CDL
  driver convictions in a timely manner, and
  therefore, are unable to take immediate and
  appropriate corrective action towards a driver

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Employer Notification Service Programs

• Employee Notification Service (ENS)programs
  proactively notify a motorcarrier when the
  driving record of one of its drivers is updated
  (e.g., driving violation conviction, CDL status
  change)
• Ten states have implemented ENS programs

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Employer Notification Service Programs (continued)
ENS Deployed
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Driver Violation Notification Study

• FMCSA is exploring the possibility of deploying
  a national ENS system
• Phase 1 Feasibility study and cost-benefit
  analysis on deploying a national ENS system
• Phase 2 Prototype Development

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Driver Violation Notification StudyPhase 1

• Phase 1 of study completed in September 2004
• Key finding A national ENS system would be both
  feasible and cost beneficial
• Final report available on-line at
• http//www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/research-t
  echnology/publications/dvn-finalreport.htm

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Driver Violation Notification StudyPhase 2

• Phase 2 currently is underway
• Design for prototype system is 95 percent
  complete
• California agreed to be one pilot state
• California a leader in ENS
• Deployed its ENS in 1982
• Discussions ongoing with Kansas to be second
  pilot state

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Driver Violation Notification StudyPotential
Benefits

• Improved commercial vehicle safety
• Improved driver management by motor carriers
• Improved efficiency and cost savings for motor
  carriers