Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations ITS Program

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations ITS
Program
Connected Vehicle Trade Association Detroit,
MI April 16-17, 2009
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Scope of the Motor Carrier Industry
715,000 Interstate Motor Carriers
7 Million Commercial Drivers
8.8 Million Large Trucks and 32,000 Motorcoaches
223 Billion Miles Traveled by Trucks
Source 2008 Motor Carrier Management Information
System 2006 Federal Highway Statistics
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Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Challenges
CMV Fatality Rate (per total VMT)
Sources 2007 National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration 2007 Federal Highway Statistics
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FMCSA Program Strategies

• Regulations
• Research and Data Analysis
• Grants to States
• Outreach and Public Information
• Promote Lifesaving Technologies
• Enforcement

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Large Truck Crash Causation Factors

• Driver Made illegal maneuver(s)
• Vehicle Cargo shift
• Driver Traveling too fast for conditions
• Driver Inattention
• Driver Inadequate surveillance
• Driver Following too closely
• Driver Fatigue
• Driver Incapacitating Illness

Source Large Truck Crash Causation Study,
2001-2003
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ITS Solutions to Address Crash Factors

• Network systems
• SmartPark
• Wireless Drayage Updating
• Enforcement support systems
• Electronic onboard recorders
• Wireless Roadside Inspections

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Network System - SmartPark

• Technology for conveying real-time information on
  parking availability to truckers on the highway

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Network System Wireless Drayage Updating

• Provides integrated container tracking and
  management solution for motor carriers,
  railroads, and ports

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Enforcement Support Technologies
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Enforcement Support Technologies -- Electronic
Onboard Recorders
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Enforcement Support Technologies Wireless
Roadside Inspections

• Driver, vehicle, company safety compliance checks
  at highway speeds

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Future Strategic Direction for ITS at FMCSA

• Continue to test and deploy onboard, network and
  enforcement-support safety systems
• Provide incentives to the industry to adopt
  technologies
• Reauthorization opportunities
• The new FMCSA Enforcement Model

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For more information
Thank you for Listening
Contact Jeff Loftus, FMCSA, 202-385-2363,
jeff.loftus_at_dot.gov URL http//www.fmcsa.dot.gov
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