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Research Division

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The mission of FMCSA's Research Division is to reduce the number and severity of commercial motor vehicle (CMV)-involved crashes and enhance the safety and efficiency of CMV operations by:

  • Conducting systematic studies directed toward fuller scientific discovery, knowledge, or understanding
  • Adopting, testing, and deploying innovative driver, carrier, vehicle, and roadside best practices and technologies
  • By expanding the knowledge and portfolio of deployable technologies and innovations, the Research Division will help FMCSA reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities and will deliver a program that contributes to a safe and secure commercial transportation system.

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02/2007 Highway/Heavy Vehicle Interaction:A Synthesis of Safety Practice  (PDF - 128 KB) Tech Brief
01/2007 Tire Pressure Monitoring and Maintenance Systems Performance Report   (PDF - 1.4 MB) Report
06/2006 Operational Differences and Similarities among the Motorcoach, School Bus, and Trucking Industries  (PDF - 167 KB) Tech Brief
03/2006 Report to Congress on the Large Truck Crash Causation Study Study
02/2006 Summary of the Industry Capabilities Meeting  (PDF - 845 KB) Summary
02/2006 Tractor-Trailer Dynamic Alignment Research Report  (PDF - 3.5 MB) Report
01/2006 Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) Analysis Series: Using LTCCS Data for Statistical Analyses of Crash Risk Study
02/2005 Recommendations from 2004 Research and Technology Stakeholder Forums   (PDF - 839 KB) Report
02/2005 The FMCSA 5-Year Research and Technology Strategic Plan (FY2005-FY2009)  (PDF - 804KB) Report
01/2004 R&T Forum at TRB's Annual Meeting Report
 

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