Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Update: Key Initiatives & Rulemakings

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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. LoftusChief, 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

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


Core CVISN Functions

CVISN Architecture (Technical Infrastructure)

Electronic Screening

Program Areas

Safety Information Exchange

• Sharing of safety data and supporting credentials data among State agencies

• Interstate data exchange

• Use of ASPEN inspection software

Credentials Administration

• Automated processing of IRP and IFTA credentials

• Interstate data exchange and funds transfer via IRP and IFTA Clearinghouses

• Automated weight and credentials screening (at fixed or mobile site)

Mainstreaming and Deployment Planning (Organizational Infrastructure)


Expanded CVISN Further improve commercial motor vehicle safety,

security, and mobility/productivity Customized deployments by States Electronic credentialing to additional credentials

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


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

Smart Roadside Initiative

http://www.smartroadsideinitiative.com/


Core CVISN Element Jurisdictions

Safety Information Exchange

- ASPEN or equivalent 51

- SAFER (upload at least IRP data) 34

- CVIEW or equivalent (upload/download IRP and IFTA) 32

Credentials Administration

- IRP 38

- IFTA (includes tax filing) 34

- IRP Clearinghouse 48

- IFTA Clearinghouse 47

Electronic Screening 39

CVISN Core Deployment by Functional Area


CVISN State Deployment Status

CVISN Core Deployment (21 States plus DC)

June 2011

SD

ND

NM

CO

WY

UT

MT

AZ

NV

ID

CA

OR

WA

AK

MN

TX

OK

KS

NE

GA

FL

MS

IN

MI

IL

LA

AR

MO

IA

WI

RICT

ME

NY

PA

WVVA

OH

KY

TN NCSC

NJDEMDDC

NHVT

CVISN Core Planning and Design (3 States)

Expanded CVISN – Completed Core Deployment (26 States)

HI

AL


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)


CVISN Program Measurement Dashboard Screen

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Vehicle Safety Communications

Connected Vehicle Environment


Vehicle Safety Communications

Intersection Collision Avoidance

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 ZoneNotification

Vehicle Safety Communications have

the potential to address 82% of crash scenarios for unimpaired drivers


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)


Safety Applications and Crash Types

Off Roadway

Rear-End

Crossing Paths

25 %

9 %28 %

23 % Lane Change

OtherLane Departure Warning

Lane Keeping

Curve Speed Warning

Forward Crash Warning

Adaptive Cruise Control

Brake Assist

Automatic Braking

V2V & V2I Communications

Stop Sign & Signal Violation Warnings

2005 GES - Includes all vehicle types

Low clearance bridge warning

Railroad crossing warning


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


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


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


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.


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.


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


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


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.


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


FMCSA operating under an extension to SAFETEA-LU – Expires on September 30, 2011.

Motor carrier safety budget request for FY 2012 is $606 million.

Reauthorization/FY 2012 Budget


Discussion

Questions?


Thank You

Contact InformationJeff LoftusChief, Technology DivisionFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave, SESuite W68-3333Washington, D.C. 20590

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FMCSA Technology website : http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/art-technology.asp

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