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Evaluating the Sleeper Berth Provision: Investigating Usage Characteristics and Safety-Critical Event Involvement
(National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence (NSTSCE), 2015-07-20)
Hours-of-service (HOS) regulations control the maximum daily drive time, workday hours, and work week (period) hours for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The regulations also include periods of off-duty time that ...
Pilot Testing a Naturalistic Driving Study to Investigate Winter Maintenance Operator Fatigue during Winter Emergencies
(MDPI, 2017-08-14)
Although numerous research studies have investigated the effects of fatigue in commercial motor vehicle drivers, research with winter maintenance (WM) drivers is sparse. This study pilot-tested the feasibility of evaluating ...
Enhanced Rear Signaling (ERS) for Heavy Trucks: Phase III – Development of Field Operational Test
(Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, 2010-09)
The Enhanced Rear Signaling (ERS) for Heavy Trucks project was directed at investigating methods to reduce or mitigate those crashes where a heavy truck has been struck in the rear by another vehicle. Prior to the current ...
Driver Detention Times in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations
(United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology, 2014-12)
The purpose of this project was to quantitatively identify detention times in the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) industry. Although there is currently no standard definition, the industry commonly defines detention time ...
Drivers' Visual Behavior When Using Hand-Held and Hands-Free Cell Phones
(2014-08-25)
This study investigated driver distraction and how the use of handheld (HH), portable hands-free (PHF), and integrated hands-free (IHF) cell phones affected the visual behavior of motor vehicle drivers. Method A naturalistic ...
Assessment of a Drowsy Driver Warning System for Heavy Vehicle Drivers: Final Report
(United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008)
Drowsiness has a globally negative impact on performance, slowing reaction time, decreasing situational awareness, and impairing judgment. A field operational test of an early prototype Drowsy Driver Warning System was ...
Enhanced Camera/Video Imaging Systems (E-C/VISs) for Heavy Vehicles
(United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2011-06)
Tests were performed to determine the feasibility of developing an Enhanced Camera/Video Imaging System (Enhanced C/VIS or E-C/VIS) to provide heavy-vehicle drivers with better situation awareness to the sides and rear of ...
Draft Final Report: Development of Hazardous Materials (HM) Shipper Prioritization Program
(Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, 2009-02-28)
In the mid-1990s, an attempt was made to develop a performance-based prioritization for Hazardous Materials (HM) shippers. During this attempt it became apparent that there was insufficient performance data to develop such ...
