Technical Briefs from the Research and Technology Divisions - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Technical Briefs are disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange and provide a synopsis of the study's final publication. Technical Briefs do not establish policies or regulations, nor do the Technical Briefs imply USDOT endorsement of the conclusions or recommendations. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the contents or their use.

Date	Title	Download
March 2007	J1939 Network Testing	PDF
February 2007	Effective Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Management Techniques	PDF
February 2007	Highway/Heavy Vehicle Interaction:A Synthesis of Safety Practice	PDF
February 2007	Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Belt Usage	PDF
February 2007	Training of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers	PDF
June 2006	Operational Differences and Similarities among the Motorcoach, School Bus, and Trucking Industries	PDF
June 2006	Vehicle Data Recorders	PDF

Technical Briefs from Previous Years

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Date	Title	Download
Dec 2005	The 100-Car Naturalistic Driving Study	PDF
July 2005	Commercial Motor Vehicle Tire Pressure Sensors	PDF
July 2005	On-board Sensors for Determining Brake System Performance	PDF
February 2005	Pilot Test of Fatigue Management Technologies	PDF
2004
September 2004	Individual Differences and the "High Risk" Commercial Driver	PDF
September 2004	Sleep Apnea Crash Risk Study	PDF
August 2004	Light Vehicle-Heavy Vehicle Interactions	PDF
2003
October 2003	Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Retention and Safety	PDF
2002
November 2002	Evaluation of the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Model Deployment Initiative	PDF
August 2002	Impact of Sleeper Berth Usage on Driver Fatigue: Final Report	PDF
July 2002	Evaluation of Infrared Brake Screening Technology	PDF
July 2002	Hazardous Materials Risk Assessment: Final Report	PDF
July 2002	A Study of Prevalence of Sleep Apnea Among Commercial Truck Drivers	PDF (25.2 MB)
March 2002	Qualifying Individuals with Insulin-Treated Diabetes to Operate Commercial Motor Vehicles	PDF
2001
June 2001	Visual Requirements for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers	PDF
May 2001	Impact of Local/Short-Haul Operations on Driver Fatigue: Field Study	PDF
February 2001	Bus Driver Fatigue and Stress Issues Study	PDF
2000
November 2000	Performance-Based Brake Testers - Round Robin Study	PDF
September 2000	Effects of Sleep Schedules on Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Performance - Part 1	PDF
September 2000	Effects of Sleep Schedules on Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Performance - Part 2	PDF
July 2000	Stress and Fatigue Effects of Driving Longer-Combination Vehicles	PDF
June 2000	Design, Development and Evaluation of Truck and Bus Driver Wellness Programs	PDF
May 2000	Uniformity of Roadside Safety Inspections of Commercial Vehicles and Drivers on the National Level	PDF
April 2000	The Potential Application of Behavior-Based Safety in the Trucking Industry	PDF
March 2000	Motor Carrier Technologies - Fleet Operational Impacts and Implications for ITS/CVO	PDF
February 2000	Validation of Simulation Technology in the Training, Testing, and Licensing of Tractor-Trailer Drivers	PDF
January 2000	Driver Alertness and Fatigue: Summary of Completed Research Projects, 1995-98	PDF
1999
December 1999	The Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) Pilot Demonstration Project	PDF
November 1999	Impact of Sleeper Berth Usage on Commercial Driver Fatigue, Task 1	PDF
November 1999	The Unsafe Driving Acts of Motorists in the Vicinity of Large Trucks	PDF
September 1999	Qualifications of Drivers--Vision and Diabetes	PDF
July 1999	Share the Road Campaign Research Study	PDF
July 1999	Educational and Technical Assistance to CMV Drivers and Motor Carriers	PDF
June 1999	Hazardous Materials Risk Assessment: Phase I	PDF
May 1999	Commercial Driver's License Effectiveness Study	PDF
April 1999	Eye-Activity Measures of Fatigue and Napping as a Fatigue Countermeasure	PDF
March 1999	Effects of Operating Practices on Commercial Driver Alertness	PDF
February 1999	Electronic Recorder Study	PDF
February 1999	Commercial Truck Driver Fatigue, Alertness, and Countermeasures Survey	PDF
January 1999	Risk-based Evaluation of Commercial Motor Vehicle Roadside Violations: Process and Results	PDF
1998
December 1998	A Qualitative Assessment of the Role of Shippers and Others in Driver Compliance with Federal Safety Regulations	PDF
December 1998	Biometric Identification Standards Research	PDF
November 1998	Impact of Local/Short Haul Operations on Driver Fatigue: Focus Group Summary and Analysis	PDF
November 1998	Role of Driver Hearing in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation: An Evaluation of the FHWA Hearing Requirement	PDF
October 1998	PERCLOS: A Valid Psychophysiological Measure of Alertness As Assessed by Psychomotor Vigilance	PDF
October 1998	Development of the North American Cargo Securement Standard	PDF
August 1998	Commercial Driver Rest and Parking Requirements: Making Space for Safety	PDF
July 1998	Development, Evaluation, and Application of Performance-based Brake Testing Technologies	PDF