Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration & DOT Safety Regulations Updates

1. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration & DOT Safety Regulations Updates

2. Welcome • Tom Hicswa Jr. • CDL Director • Clark State Community College • Phone Number – 937-328-6054 • Email – hicswat@clarkstate.edu

3. Topics for discussion: • Hours of Service – new regulations • EOBRs – Electronic On Board Recording Devices • CSA – Compliance Safety Accountability • Highway funding bill – Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, or MAP-21

4. Hours of Service – new regulations: • Current rules for property carrying vehicles: • 11 hour drive time • 10 consecutive hours off-duty • No driving after 14 consecutive hours on duty (can still work) • 34 hour restart will reset the 60/70 hour clock to zero • Split sleeper berth – 10 hour off duty break can be split into 2 separate rest periods of at least 8 consecutive hours in sleeper berth and second break of at least 2 hours off duty

5. New rules for property carrying vehicles: • Two significant dates • February 7, 2012 • June 30, 2013 • 10, 11 and 14 hour rules no change • After February 7, 2012: • Time resting in a parked CMV is OFF DUTY. In a moving CMV, up to 2 hours in a passenger seat can be counted as OFF DUTY immediately before or after 8 consecutive hours in a sleeper berth to count as the 10 hour consecutive break off duty.

6. After June 30, 2013: • 34 restart off duty period will reset the 60/70 hour limit if it includes 2 consecutive periods from 1:00 am to 5:00 am. • A reset can only be started if 168 hours (7 days) have passed since the start of the last reset period. • Other changes which apply to Oilfield operations and property carrying vehicles and can be found at the Federal Motor Carriers website: • http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov

7. EOBRs – Electronic On Board Recording Devices: • AOBRD vs. EOBR • AOBRD or Automatic on-board recording device can be used on commercial motor vehicles manufactured prior to June 4, 2012 . Info can be found in the FMCSA regulations book Part 395.15 • EOBR or Electronic on-board recording device must be installed on commercial motor vehicles manufactured after June 4, 2012 • EOBRs must be capable of automatic and accurate HOS recording • Integrally linked with the CMV computer • Have file download capability • Will require software and technology updates as rules change • Info can be found in the FMCSA regulations book Part 395.16

8. CSA – Compliance Safety Accountability • What is CSA? • Compliance and enforcement program (came into law on December of 2010) • Focuses on both motor carriers and drivers • CSA applies to: • Interstate motor carriers operating CMVs with a USDOT number • Interstate and intrastate motor carriers hauling hazmat • Drivers of CMVs

9. CSA system consists of four major components • Data collection • Safety measurement (SMS) • Safety evaluation • Interventions (inspections)

10. The 7 BASICs • Seven categories of safety behaviors measured in the SMS (Safety Measurement System) and are Severity Weighted (1 to 10 ) based on crash indicators: • Unsafe driving • Fatigued driving • Driver fitness (not physical health but qualifications) • Controlled substances and alcohol • Vehicle maintenance • Cargo-related • Crash indicator

11. Majority of data about drivers and motor carriers is collected at roadside inspections • Violations found are entered into the system • No violation inspections are also entered into the system • Every month SMS • Measures roadside violation and crash data performance • System updates every 30 days. • Calculates a score in the seven BASICs • Time weighted • Carriers are measuredon previous 24 months • Drivers are measuredon previous 36 months

12. Proposed changes CSA Safety Measurement System: On March 27, 2012, FMCSA launched the preview period for the first set of improvements. The first package of proposed SMS enhancements includes: • Strengthening the Vehicle Maintenance Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) by incorporating cargo/ load securement violations from the current Cargo-Related BASIC. • Changing the Cargo-Related BASIC to the Hazardous Materials (HM) BASIC to better identify HM-related safety and compliance problems. • Better aligning the SMS with Intermodal Equipment Provider regulations. • Aligning violations that are included in the SMS with Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspection levels. • More accurately identifying carriers involved in transporting HM. • Separate crashes with injuries and crashes with fatalities. • Modifying the SMS display to change the current terminology, “inconclusive” and “insufficient data,” to fact-based definitions. • More information can be found on the FMCSA website Click on the CSA link.

13. MAP-21 Highway funding bill: • New Rules: • Electronic on-board recording devices (proposed dates – final rule by July 2013 / implementation by July 2015) exact dates are uncertain • Entry level CDL training requirements • Written proficiency exam for new entrants • Safety fitness reviews within 12 months (120 days for busses) • National drug/alcohol testing database • En-route HazMat inspection procedures • Driving record notification system • Seatbelts in motor coaches For more information go to: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/summaryinfo.cfm

14. Questions?

15. Thank You! • Tom Hicswa Jr. • CDL Director • Clark State Community College • Phone Number – 937-328-6054 • Email – hicswat@clarkstate.edu