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Trucking.org Trucking.org 1 1 TRB Truck & Bus Safety Committee ATA Presentation January 9, 2018 Trucking.org Trucking.org 2 2 Theme for 2018: Preparing for Change Topics - Automation/New Technology - Drugs & Alcohol - ELD -


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TRB Truck & Bus Safety Committee ATA Presentation January 9, 2018

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Theme for 2018: Preparing for Change

Topics

  • Automation/New Technology
  • Drugs & Alcohol
  • ELD
  • CSA
  • Split Sleeper Berth
  • Truck Parking
  • Younger Drivers
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Automation & New Technology

  • New technologies in the fleet (AEB)
  • New technologies in development (rear view cameras,

advanced lighting)

  • Demonstrations of platooning and different levels of

automation

  • What can we learn about technology to improve crash

avoidance?

  • What changes will this new technology allow or require?
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Drugs & Alcohol

  • Legalized marijuana laws in some states
  • Growing opiates problem
  • Affect on drivers - both commercial and passenger car

drivers

  • Detection methods and levels for under the influence
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ELD

  • Implemented on December 18, 2017
  • Potential HOS issues will be identified
  • ELD data may support technical corrections to HOS
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Truck Parking

  • Number 2 on ATRI Driver’s Top Ten List
  • Expected to be a more prominent issue with ELDs
  • Safety Implications
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CSA

  • NAS Recommendations
  • FMCSA Corrective Action Plan
  • Preventability Program
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Split Sleeper Berth

  • Split Sleeper Berth Pilot Study (WA State and VTTI)
  • Sampling
  • Study Design
  • Timeline
  • Rule Change?
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Younger Drivers / Licensing

  • Pilot Program
  • Proposed 3 year program
  • Study the “feasibility, benefits, and safety impacts of allowing a

‘covered driver’ to operate in interstate commerce

  • “Covered driver” = Under 21, MOS to operate a CMV
  • Reservists or National Guard
  • 200 participants
  • ELDS, OBMS, crashes, driving and inspection violations
  • WHEEL Act (H.R. 3889)
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