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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. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Overview. Safety Overview Grant Funding
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration AASHTO/SCOHTSubcommittee on Highway Transport Presented by: Jack Van Steenburg Chief Safety Officer Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration July 2014
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Overview Safety Overview Grant Funding Work Zone Safety Pedestrian/Bicyclist Size & Weight Rulemaking Grow America
Our Mission Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Placing safety as our highest priority: Prevent crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving CMV transportation through education, innovation, regulation, enforcement, financialassistance, partnerships, and full accountability.
Grant Programs Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration • 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.
The Problem Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration • NHTSA 2012 FARS data showed: • 33,561people lost their lives on America’s roadways in motor vehicle crashes • 3,914from crashes involving a large truck • 280 from crashes involving a bus • 697or 17% of fatalities in large truck crashes were large truck occupants • 8.9% increase in fatalities over 2011
Safety Data Insight Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration • Police Accident Reports on truck drivers in crashes with a truck occupant fatality showed: • 34% were not wearing a seatbelt • 20% were speeding • In 2012, there were 547 fatal crashes in work zones: • 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
Fatal Crashes by Work Zone, 2008 - 2012 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.
General Inspection Information Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ** Included were 803 state permitted large trucks with an OOS rate of 35%.
OOS Violations (All CMVs) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Specialized Heavy Vehicle Inspection(SHVI) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Heavy Overweight Brake Testing Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration • Impact on brake performance with increasing load • Impact on brake performance with brake degradation on tractor and trailer (20%)
Regulatory Areas Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration • Hours of Service • National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME) • Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) • Speed Limiters • Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse • URS – Unified Registration System
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.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSA (Title V) – Key Focus Areas • Motorcoach Safety • Driver Compensation • Grant Program Restructuring
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
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
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: • 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
Our Vision Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration • Save lives by striving toward a crash-free and fully accountable CMV transportation life-cycle.