1 Comprehensive Safety Analysis CSA 2010 January 28, 2009

2 2 Briefing Contents What and why CSA 2010? A new operational model Potential benefits Operational model test Timeline Impact on motor carriers and drivers

3 3 What is CSA 2010? High priority FMCSA safety initiative – To increase efficiency & effectiveness – compliance/enforcement Ultimate Goal: Achieve greater reduction in large truck and bus fatalities

4 4 Why CSA 2010?

5 5 Current Operational Model Limitations – Limited investigative toolbox – Safety fitness ratings of today are tied to the on-site compliance review with very little roadside performance consideration – Result: We assess only a small fraction of industry – Focus is on carriers

6 6 CSA A New Operational Model Three major elements --- – Measurement – Interventions – Safety Fitness Determination

7 7 Measurement System Concept Measure performance of an entity in each Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Methodology designed to weight on-road safety data based on its relationship to crash risk Focuses on safety behaviors that lead to crashes

8 8 SafeStat vs. Safety Measurement System (SMS) Today’s Model SafeStatCSA 2010’s SMS Organized in 4 broad categories --- Safety Evaluation Areas Organized by Behavior Analysis Safety Improvement Categories (7 BASICs) Identifies carriers for a compliance review (CR) Identifies safety performance problems to determine intervention level and safety fitness Uses only out-of-service (OOS) and moving violations from inspections Emphasizes on-road safety performance, using all safety-based inspection violations No impact on safety ratingUsed to propose adverse safety fitness determination based on carriers’ own data No risk based violation weightingsRisk based violation weightings Assesses carriers onlyTwo distinct safety measurement systems – carriers and drivers

9 9 BASIC Data Safety Event Data Sorted by BASIC – Unsafe Driving (Parts 392 & 397) – Fatigued Driving (HOS) (Parts 392 & 395) – Driver Fitness (Parts 383 & 391) – Controlled Substances /Alcohol (Part 392) – Vehicle Maintenance (Parts 393 & 396) – Improper Loading/Cargo Securement (Parts 392, 393, 397 & HM) – Crash Indicator

10 Example Carriers Under the Radar with Existing SafeStat System:

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12 Carrier A 1111 Carrier A 111 A St A St.

13 Carrier A: Safety Measurement Results

14 Carrier A: Driver Fitness Violations

15 Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 4 Driver 6 Driver 7 Driver 8 Driver 3 Driver 5 Carrier A: Inspections w/ Driver Fitness Violations

16 Individual Driver Example

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18 Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 Driver 7 Driver 5 Driver 6 Driver 8 Driver 12 Driver 9 Driver 11 Driver 10

19 Driver Carrier A Carrier B Carrier C Carrier D Driver 2

20 Driver Driver 2: Unsafe Driving Measure and Violations

21 Carrier A Carrier B Carrier C Carrier D Driver 2: Inspections w/ Unsafe Driving Violations

22 Interventions Today’s ModelCSA 2010 Interventions Limited to compliance review (CR); complete review needed to rate carrier Broad array of progressive interventions  Warning letter  Targeted Roadside Inspection  Off-Site Investigation  On-Site Investigation – Focused  Cooperative Safety Plan  Notice of Violation  On-Site Investigation - Comprehensive  Notice of Claim CR is resource intenseMore interventions; many less resource intense (e.g. off-site) CR assesses broad compliance through rigid set of acute/critical regulations Interventions target unsafe behavior Generally, audit approachInvestigative approach; root cause and educational element

23 Safety Fitness Determination (SFD) Today’s Model SFD tied to compliance review Satisfactory, Conditional, or Unsatisfactory SFD effective until next CR SFD based on acute/critical violations CSA 2010 SFD tied to performance data; not necessarily CR Continue Operation, Marginal, or Unfit SFD assigned to all carriers with sufficient data; updated regularly SFD based on violations of all safety regulations

24 CSA 2010 Operational Model

25 Uniformity of Roadside Inspection and Violation Data

26 Uniformity of Roadside Inspection and Violation Data Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance goals – Ensure uniform and reciprocal application of North American Standard Inspection Procedures and North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria. – Promote the collection and use of accurate real time data to drive commercial motor vehicle enforcement programs.

27 Clean inspections are just as valuable as inspections with multiple violations – Documents carrier improvement – Impacts resource usage and carrier SFD All inspections must be uploaded and uniform

28 Performance based data Data-driven traffic safety programs are the future and will be the standard of effectiveness that other programs are measured against Effective, accurate and uniform data is critical for effective crash reduction strategies that will result in saving lives on our highways

29 CSA 2010 Operational Model Test Purpose --- Why test? – Validate new operational model – Validate intervention process – Determine efficiency and safety effectiveness

30 CSA 2010 Operational Model Test 30 months – Jan-2008 to Jun – Phase I – Startup Jan-08 – Phase II – Fully Operational Oct-08 – UMTRI evaluation 4 States: CO, GA, MO, and NJ – 28 safety investigators state and federal – Carriers domiciled in 4 states randomly split into two groups: ~ 34,000 each – Test group and control group No regulatory relief in test group (enforcement/ratings)

31 Status & Target Dates Team deployed May 2005 Completed developmental work by December 2007 Currently in test & validation phase Deploy carriers by Drivers in reauthorization ConceptDevelopmentTest & ValidateDeploy Add States DOT ReauthorizationCSA Team Initiated * Today

32 Carrier Feedback – Surprised they have received FMCSA attention – Appreciation that problem is brought to their attention before it’s “too late” – Interest in knowing how they are being evaluated and appreciation for the data available – Taking immediate action to rectify problem – Appreciation for off-sites (carriers that have had a CR) – Those with no prior contact with FMCSA are cautious – 2,374 warning letters sent out through December 1,109 (47 percent) logged into CSI to examine their data

33 What Does This Mean for Carriers and Drivers? All safety violations at roadside considered Safety fitness updated every 30 days – All carriers with sufficient data Broader array of less time-consuming interventions Poor safety performance = greater likelihood of being contacted Increased emphasis on CMV drivers Crash accountability will be determined

34 CSA 2010 Potential Benefits Maximize effectiveness of resources Correct unsafe behavior early Assess larger segment of industry Achieve Goal: Greater reduction in large truck and bus related fatalities

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