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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Update: Key Initiatives & Rulemakings
Presentation to the AASHTO 2011 Subcommittee for Highway Transport
92nd Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
Jeffrey S. Loftus
Chief, Technology Division
June 28, 2011
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Outline
 Administrator's Priorities
 Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and
Networks (CVISN)
 Smart Roadside Initiative
 Connected Vehicle Program
 CSA Program
 Rulemakings
 Hours of Service
 Electronic Onboard Recorders
 Reauthorization/FY 2012 Budget
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Administrator’s Priorities
 3 Core Principles:
 Raise the safety bar to enter the industry;
 Maintain a high safety standard to remain
in the industry;
 Remove high-risk carriers, drivers and
vehicles from operating
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CVISN Goals & Objectives
 Goals
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Improve safety
Simplify operations, improve efficiency and freight mobility
Improve security
Achieve nationwide deployment, with all jurisdictions
participating
 Objectives
 Improve safety and productivity of MCs, CVs and drivers
 Improve efficiency and effectiveness of CV safety programs
through targeted enforcement
 Improve CV data sharing within states and between states and
FMCSA
 Reduce federal/state and industry regulatory and administrative
costs
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Core CVISN Functions
Program Areas
Credentials
Administration
• Automated
processing of IRP
and IFTA
credentials
• Interstate data
exchange and funds
transfer via IRP and
IFTA
Clearinghouses
Safety Information
Exchange
• Sharing of safety data
and supporting
credentials data among
State agencies
• Interstate data
exchange
• Use of ASPEN
inspection software
Electronic
Screening
• Automated weight
and credentials
screening
(at fixed or mobile
site)
CVISN Architecture (Technical Infrastructure)
Mainstreaming and Deployment Planning (Organizational Infrastructure)
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Expanded CVISN
 Further improve commercial motor vehicle safety,
security, and mobility/productivity
 Customized deployments by States
 Electronic credentialing to additional credentials
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Intrastate credentials
Unified Carrier Registration (UCR)
Oversize/Overweight permitting
Single sign-on portal
 Advanced roadside technology Deployment—
Smart Roadside Initiative (SRI) applications
 Virtual compliance stations/Virtual weigh stations
 Augmented electronic screening sites
 Mobile screening functionality
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Smart Roadside Initiative
 Goal is to create data rich roadside environment to improve
CMV safety and freight mobility
 Programs/projects include:
 Wireless Roadside Inspections;
 Universal Truck Identification;
 Virtual Weigh Station/Electronic Screening; and
 Truck Parking Programs (FMCSA's “Smart Park” and FHWA’s
“SAFETEA-LU Section 1305 Program”)
 Partnership with FHWA and RITA on SRI prototype
application in 2012-2013
 More info available at: www.Smartroadsideinitiative.com
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CVISN Core Deployment by Functional Area
Core CVISN Element
Jurisdictions
Safety Information Exchange
- ASPEN or equivalent
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- SAFER (upload at least IRP data)
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- CVIEW or equivalent (upload/download IRP and IFTA)
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Credentials Administration
- IRP
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- IFTA (includes tax filing)
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- IRP Clearinghouse
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- IFTA Clearinghouse
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Electronic Screening
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CVISN State Deployment Status
Expanded CVISN – Completed Core Deployment (26 States)
AK
CVISN Core Deployment (21 States plus DC)
CVISN Core Planning and Design (3 States)
WA
ND
MT
OR
VT
ID
WI
WY
UT
IL
CO
KS
MO
KY
AZ
NM
MS AL
TX
HI
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WV
VA
TN
NC
AR
LA
RI
PA
OH
IN
CA
OK
NY
MI
IA
NE
NV
ME
MN
SD
NH
SC
CT
NJ
DE
MD
DC
GA
FL
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2011 CVISN Deployment Grant Program
 Program reinitiated in May 2011
 Available funding -- $25 million
 Up to $2.5 Million for Core per State
 Up to $1.0 Million for Expanded per State
 Grant Period from June 1 – June 30, 2011
 15 States have expressed interest
 FY 2012 Grant Announcement (Fall 2011)
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CVISN Program Measurement Dashboard Screen
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Vehicle Safety Communications
Connected Vehicle Environment
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Vehicle Safety Communications
Greater situational awareness
• Your vehicle can “see” nearby
vehicles and knows roadway
conditions you can’t/don’t see
Reduce or eliminate crashes thru:
• Driver Advisories
• Driver Warnings
• Vehicle Control
Work Zone
Notification
Intersection Collision
Avoidance
Vehicle Safety
Communications have
the potential to address
82% of crash scenarios
for unimpaired drivers
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V2V versus V2I
 Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V):
Vehicles talk to each other
 Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I):
Vehicles talk to infrastructure
(Roadside, bridges, speed or
curvature warning signs, traffic
lights, railroad crossings, etc)
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Safety Applications and Crash Types
Low clearance bridge warning
V2V & V2I
Communications
Railroad crossing warning
Other
Lane Departure
Warning
Lane Keeping
Curve Speed Warning
23 %
Off Roadway
25 %
Stop Sign & Signal
Violation Warnings
Crossing Paths
Lane Change
28 %
Rear-End
9%
Forward Crash Warning
Adaptive Cruise Control
Brake Assist
Automatic Braking
2005 GES - Includes all vehicle types
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Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA)
 FMCSA’s new enforcement model
 Separate the safety fitness determination process from the
comprehensive on-site compliance review (CR)
 Assess the safety performance of a larger population of
carriers than the current CR approach, based on data
 Achieve a greater reduction in large truck and bus crashes,
fatalities and injuries
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Four Major Elements of CSA
 Measurement (inspection, investigation and crash data)
– Replace SafeStat with the Safety Measurement
System (SMS)
 Interventions
 Safety Fitness Determination
 Information Technology
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CSA - BASICS
FMCSA will monitor 7 key behaviors linked to
CMV crash risks:
1. Unsafe Driving
2. Fatigued Driving
3. Driver Fitness which includes licensing and medical
compliance standards
4. Crash History
5. Vehicle Maintenance
6. Improper Loading and Cargo
7. Controlled Substances - Drugs and Alcohol
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CSA Timeline
 April 12 - November 30, 2010 - Motor carriers were
allowed to preview their own data by seeing their roadside
inspections/violations and crash events organized by
BASIC scores.
 Fall/Winter 2010 - SafeStat was replaced by the Safety
Measurement System (SMS). SMS is available to the
public, including shippers and insurance companies.
 2011 - FMCSA will begin to issuing Warning Letters to
carriers with deficient BASICs. Roadside inspectors will
use the Carrier SMS results to identify carriers for
inspection.
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Safety Fitness Determination (SFD)
 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) would change the
current rules under 49 CFR Part 385.
 Separate the SFD process from the on-site comprehensive
compliance review (CR); safety assessment could be made
without a CR.
 Allow FMCSA to issue an “unfit” determination based off
the CSA BASICs.
 NPRM anticipated in 2011.
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Hours of Service (HOS)
 October 2009 – Settlement agreement between
FMCSA and safety advocates to initiate a new HOS
rulemaking:
 Submit NPRM to the Office of Management and Budget by July
26, 2010
 Publish Final Rule by July 26, 2011
 December 2009, February 2010 – Motor Carrier
Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) ideas and
concepts
 January 2010, March 2010 – Listening Sessions
 NPRM published December 2010
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Hours of Service NPRM
 10 or 11 hours driving time limit (dual proposal)
 14-hour driving window
 13-hour on-duty time limit within the 14-hour window
 Mandatory 30-minute break during the workday
 Limit the 34-hour restart to once per week; must include
two midnight to 6:00 am periods.
 Status - Final Rule – October 2011
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Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBRs)
 Final rule published: April 5, 2010,
 New technical standards for EOBR technology.
 Mandatory use of EOBRs for carriers with significant
HOS non-compliance.
 Incentives to promote voluntary use of EOBRs.
 EOBRs voluntarily installed in CMVs manufactured on or
after June 4, 2012 must meet the new requirements
under § 395.16.
 Automatic Onboard Recording Devices that meet the
current requirements (§ 395.15) and voluntarily installed
in CMVs manufactured before June 4, 2012, may be
used indefinitely.
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EOBRs & HOS Supporting Documents NPRM
 February 1, 2011 NPRM – proposed broader mandate
for EOBRs, and proposed a definition of “supporting
documents” and the number of documents that have to
be maintained.
 March 10, 2011 – Extended the comment period to
May 23rd
 April 13, 2011 – Notice requesting public comment on
harassment; comment period ended May 23rd
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Reauthorization/FY 2012 Budget
 FMCSA operating under an extension to
SAFETEA-LU – Expires on September 30, 2011.
 Motor carrier safety budget request for FY 2012 is
$606 million.
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Discussion
 Questions?
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Thank You
Contact Information
Jeff Loftus
Chief, Technology Division
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Suite W68-3333
Washington, D.C. 20590
202-385-2363
[email protected]
FMCSA Technology website :
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/art-technology.asp
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