Date/Time | Presenter/Affiliation | Description/Duration |
| 9/29/2008 1:00 p.m. eastern | Julie Lane
Technology Division | Benefits of the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems & Networks (CVISN) Program
The CVISN program is designed to improve commercial vehicle safety and mobility and to reduce public- and private-sector costs associated with the regulation of the commercial vehicle industry. Every state has deployed some aspect of the CVISN architecture and some states have been fully compliant with CVISN for nearly ten years. This webinar, presented by Julie Lane of the ART Technology Division, will illustrate the preliminary results of the recently-completed Evaluation of the National CVISN Deployment Program and the completed CVISN business cases. She will also highlight the safety and operational benefits of CVISN's three program areas, as well as the costs associated with states’ implementation of the CVISN architecture.
60 minutes |
| 9/10/2008 1:00 p.m. eastern | Chris Flanigan
Technology Division | Employer Notification Service State Pilot Test
FMCSA requires carriers to check their drivers’ commercial driver’s license (CDL) status annually. Drivers must report CDL changes within 30 days and suspensions within one day. The Employer Notification System (ENS) is a software tool that closes this reporting gap by allowing employers to register their drivers and be notified when a driver’s CDL status changes or is suspended. A prototype ENS was pilot tested in the States of Colorado and Minnesota from December 2006 to July 2008 for the purpose of examining feasibility issues related to national deployment. In this webinar, issues such as implementation costs, loss of State revenues, legal issues, and competing priorities examined during the ENS pilot tests will be discussed, as well as the next steps toward attaining national deployment.
90 minutes |
| 8/12/2008 1:00 p.m. eastern | Julie Lane
Technology Division | Keeping CVISN Vibrant
Numerous states' CVISN programs have lost cohesion/momentum following deployment. In some cases (i.e., MD), the state was able to identify the issue and re-energize their programs. In other cases, CVISN teams have stopped functioning and CVISN functionality has suffered and/or been turned-off. The session could focus on lessons learned from states that have been able to maintain their momentum.
60 minutes |
| 7/16/2008 1:00 p.m. eastern | Amy Houser
Technology Division | Costs and Benefits of Onboard Safety Systems
FMCSA's Technology Division and the American Transportation Research Institute will co-host the fourth in their series of webinars that provide peer-to-peer industry insights on the impacts and opportunities associated with onboard safety systems. This webinar will focus on the determination of costs and benefits of onboard safety systems for motor carriers who purchase and deploy them. Insurance implications will be highlighted in the discussion with participating motor carriers.
120 minutes |
| 6/23/2008 1:00 p.m. eastern | Martin Walker
Technology Division | Naturalistic Driving Study Results: Impact of Sleep and Crash Countermeasures
Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers operating vehicles instrumented with data collection equipment under their normal route conditions provide researchers with real-time insight regarding detailed pre-crash events and driver behavior. This webinar will provide relevant data analyses on how sleep quantity impacts safety-critical events. It will also discuss the most frequent functional countermeasures identified for both instrumented trucks and non-instrumented trucks.
60 minutes |
| 5/7/2008 1:00 p.m. eastern | Quon Kwan
Technology Division | CDL Third Party Testing Anti-Fraud
The objective of the project is to design, fabricate, and pilot-test system software for preventing and detecting fraud perpetrated by testers during the commercial skills portion of the Commercial Drivers' Licensing process. The Webinar will describe the background, history, pilot test results, current utilization, and future direction of the project as carried out by FMCSA and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.
60 minutes |
| 4/23/2008 1:00 p.m. eastern | Ralph Craft
Analysis Division | Bus Crash Causation Study
The Bus Crash Causation Study examined 40 buses involved in 39 crashes in a two-year period in New Jersey. The webninar will examine the reasons for the crashes and describe factors for the buses, other vehicles, and pedestrians involved in the crashes.
60 minutes |
| 4/16/2008 1:00 p.m. eastern | Ralph Craft
Analysis Division | Why Trucks Collide with Cars
Half the crashes in the Large Truck Crash Causation Study involve a single truck and a single passenger vehicle (car, pickup truck, van, SUV). The Webinar will focus on the reasons for these crashes and the factors that increased the risk of the crashes.
120 minutes |
| 3/17/2008 11:00 a.m. eastern | Luke Loy, FMCSA
/Chris Ferrone, CVSA
Vehicle & Roadside Operations Division | Motorcoach Fire Safety Analysis
Chris Ferrone, President of Americoach Systems, Inc., author of "Why Motorcoaches May Burn" will give a presentation on a mechanical analysis of motorcoach fires he has investigated over the past two decades. Luke Loy, FMCSA Vehicle & Roadside Operations Division will present information about a Motorcoach Fire Safety Analysis study which focused on developing a nationwide motorcoach fire database by collecting and analyzing fire records from industry, government, and media sources and analyzing those fire records to determine the cause and severity of the fire, motorcoach details, and motorcoach inspection history.
90 minutes |
| 2/26/2008 11:00 a.m. eastern | Dr. Richard Hanowski, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
FMCSA Office of Analysis, Research and Technology | Analysis of Risk as a Function of Driving Hours 1-11
A recently completed naturalistic commercial vehicle study resulted in a dataset of over 2 million driving miles. This dataset was analyzed to investigate whether time-on-task, including driving into the 11th hour, was associated with an increased safety risk. Dr. Hanowski will present the results of this research and highlight the key findings and conclusions.
60 minutes |
