Driver Violation Notification Study

Presentation to:ITS America CVFM

Homeland Security SIG

Presented by:Jeff Secrist

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

August 31, 2005

Background FMCSA safety research indicates that

truck and bus drivers with past convictions and the companies that hire them are statistically more likely to involved in future commercial vehicle crashes

Employers are not always notified about CDL driver convictions in a timely manner, and therefore, are unable to take immediate and appropriate corrective action towards a driver

Employer Notification Service Programs Employee Notification Service (ENS)

programs proactively notify a motorcarrier when the driving record of one of its drivers is updated (e.g., driving violation conviction, CDL status change)

Ten states have implemented ENS programs

Employer Notification Service Programs (continued)

ENS Deployed

Driver Violation Notification Study FMCSA is exploring the possibility of

deploying a national ENS system Phase 1: Feasibility study and cost-benefit analysis

on deploying a national ENS system Phase 2: Prototype Development

Driver Violation Notification StudyPhase 1 Phase 1 of study completed in September

2004

Key finding: A national ENS system would be both feasible and cost beneficial

Final report available on-line at:

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/research-technology/publications/dvn-finalreport.htm

Driver Violation Notification StudyPhase 2 Phase 2 currently is underway

Design for prototype system is 95 percent complete

California agreed to be one pilot state California a leader in ENS Deployed its ENS in 1982

Discussions ongoing with Kansas to be second pilot state

Driver Violation Notification StudyPotential Benefits

Improved commercial vehicle safety

Improved driver management by motor carriers

Improved efficiency and cost savings for motor carriers