Motor Carrier Compliance Office FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2006 Safety Summit

1. Motor Carrier Compliance OfficeFLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION2006 Safety Summit Colonel Graham W. Fountain Director Florida DOT � Motor Carrier Compliance

2. Post Crash Scene

3. Florida Department of Transportation Motor Carrier Compliance Office Created in 1980 by merging FHP�s Weight Troop and Safety Enforcement Function of the Public Service Commission. Statewide Law Enforcement Agency with Para-Military Organizational Structure/Five (5) Operational Regions & Central Command. 467 Fulltime employees in Division. 253 sworn law enforcement officers with full police power appointed pursuant to Chapters 334, 943 & 316, Florida Statutes.

4. Florida Department of Transportation Motor Carrier Compliance Office 159 civilian weight inspectors operating 26 weigh stations throughout Florida. Fiscal Year 2005/2006 Budget is $35.8 M which includes an estimated $4.4 M MCSAP Safety Grant. Agency completed Professional Law Enforcement Accreditation Process on 2003. Only third state law enforcement agency to be accredited in Florida.

5. FDOT Motor Carrier Compliance Safety Strategies

6. FDOT Motor Carrier Compliance Safety Strategies 3. Traffic Enforcement - Speeding trucks/following too closely - Aggressive driving � cars and trucks - Increased patrols in work zones - High Crash Corridor Patrols 4. Compliance Review Program - Audits of Carriers records - Verifying Vehicle Maintenance - Ensuring driver qualifications; medical cars, CDLs and drug/alcohol testing

7. FDOT Motor Carrier Compliance Safety Strategies 5. Public Education/Outreach - No-Zone/Share the Road - Industry Seminars - Intrastate New Entrant Seminars - Interstate New Entrant Audits - Media Blitzes on issues such as seat belts, driving under the influence & road rage/aggressive driving 6. Special Operations - Selective Enforcement Details with State and Local Partners - Stateline CMV Roadblocks

9. FDOT Motor Carrier Compliance Safety Strategies 7. Post Crash Inspection Program (cont) - Information supplements crash investigators homicide report and is used for court proceedings. 8. Drug Interdiction and Anti-Terrorism Activities - Homeland Security Audits at Carriers - Roadside Haz-Mat Inspections - Participation in Domestic Security Task Forces, Florida Homeland Security, Executive Committee Working Group, and U.S. DOJ Homeland Security Advisory Council - Taking drugs off our streets, by interdicting loads on Florida�s highways

10. FDOT Motor Carrier Compliance Safety Strategies 8. Drug Interdiction and Anti-Terrorism Activities (cont) - Taking CMV drivers using drugs off the roadways 9. New Legislation - Weight Inspectors to detain obvious safety violators - MCCO Authority to place trucking companies out-of-service for safety violation, carriers being out-of-service in other states, or refusing to submit to a compliance review - Proposed new intrastate Hours of Service for CMVs

11. Number of Vehicles Weighed

12. Commercial Vehicle Inspections

13. Drivers/Vehicles Placed Out of Service

14. Uniform Traffic Citations Issued

15. Post Crash Inspection Findings Approximately 80% of fatal crashes involving CMVs are caused by non-commercial vehicles 41 (10%) of CMV crash fatalities were caused by automobiles crossing the centerline or median causing head on collisions 27 (6.75%) of fatalities involving CMVs were caused by passenger vehicles striking the rear of the CMV 47 (11.75%) were found to have a vehicle defect, however, defect was not the cause or contributing factor in the crash.

16. General Observations Lack of guard rail turn arounds inhibit proactive enforcement and appears to encourage illegal driving behaviors, causes delays in Emergency responders rendering aid to crash victims. Excessive speeds and aggravated driving behaviors were found to be greater on Rural interstate highways (less than 60,000 V.T.D.) according to the FSU/FAMU study