Transcript Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) Size & Weight

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
AASHTO/SCOHT
Subcommittee on Highway Transport
Presented by:
Jack Van Steenburg
Chief Safety Officer
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
July 2014
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Overview
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Safety Overview
Grant Funding
Work Zone Safety
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Size & Weight
Rulemaking
Grow America
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The Problem
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NHTSA 2012 FARS data showed:
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33,561 people lost their lives on America’s
roadways in motor vehicle crashes
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3,914 from crashes involving a large truck
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280 from crashes involving a bus
697 or 17% of fatalities in large truck crashes were
large truck occupants
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8.9% increase in fatalities over 2011
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Safety Data Insight
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Police Accident Reports on truck drivers in crashes with
a truck occupant fatality showed:
 34% were not wearing a seatbelt
 20% were speeding
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In 2012, there were 547 fatal crashes in work zones:
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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 Trends
Crash Type
Year
Total Fatal
Crashes
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)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
CSA
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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Carrier Measurement: SMS Results
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SMS Display Enhancements Screenshot (cont.)
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
General Inspection Information
State
No. 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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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
OOS Violations (All CMVs)
Category
Brakes (all other
violations)
Brake Adjustment
Tires
Suspension
Wheels
Other
Total
Number CMVs
OOS Rate
1132
672
321
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1278
3496
11.86%
7.04%
3.36%
0.57%
0.40%
13.39%
36.63%
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Specialized Heavy Vehicle
Inspection
(SHVI)
State
NC
TN
WA
TOTAL
No.
Overweight
No. CMV OOS
CMV
Inspections
435
185
32
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173
101
640
298
CMV OOS
Rate
42.53%
37.50%
58.38%
46.56%
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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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5 Axle - Average Corrected Stopping Distances for 60-mph Panic Stops
340
320
300
Stopping Distance (ft)
280
260
240
220
200
180
160
140
Auto
60k
80k Bal
80k Unbal
91k
97k
106k
116k
Loading Condition
Full Brake Function
2 Drive wheel end brakes disabled (1 axle)
2 Trailer wheel end brakes disabled (1 axle)
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6 Axle Non- Reduced Stopping Distance Average Corrected Stopping Distances
for 60-mph Panic Stops
420
400
380
360
Stopping Distance (ft)
340
320
300
280
260
240
220
200
180
160
140
Automobile
80K
88K
97K
97K (unbal)
112K
132K
Loading Condition
Brakes Fully Functioning
2 Drive wheel end brakes disabled (1 axle)
2 Trailer wheel end brakes disabled (1 axle)
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
GROW AMERICA Act
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.
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FMCSA (Title V) – Key Focus Areas
 Motorcoach Safety
 Driver Compensation
 Grant Program Restructuring
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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:
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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
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Our Vision
Save lives by striving
toward a crash-free and
fully accountable CMV
transportation life-cycle.
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