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A Synthesis of Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Technology Surveys: What Have We Learned

This report documents and synthesizes several major qualitative survey efforts relating to stakeholder use and perspectives of onboard safety technologies for commercial motor vehicles. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) conducted this survey synthesis to identify and analyze gaps in existing survey research for onboard safety technologies.

The synthesis includes an analysis of 19 survey, interview, and focus group instruments. This synthesis provides an understanding of the relationships and factors involved in the use, selection, and impact of onboard safety technologies.

Throughout all the surveys, concerns arose about cost and the desire for information regarding demonstrated safety impacts of onboard safety systems. The survey synthesis findings indicated a need for increased information in reference to the financial implications of any safety technology including insurance costs and crash reduction savings, as well as cost of installation, maintenance, training, and upgrades to any safety system.
The information in this document can be used by motor carriers to learn more about onboard safety systems. Also, researchers used the findings to develop future research opportunities and reduce research redundancy.

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has been engaged in critical transportation studies and operational tests since 1954.  ATRI is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in Atlanta, Minneapolis, and  Sacramento.

ATRI’s primary mission is to conduct transportation research, with an emphasis on the trucking industry’s essential role in a safe, efficient and viable transportation system.  ATRI’s research focus areas include: Congestion and Mobility; Economic Analysis; Safety and Security; Technology and Operations; Environment; and Transportation Infrastructure.

ATRI’s extensive experience covers a broad range of commercial vehicle operations including leadership and/or participation in numerous national freight analyses, technology research initiatives and field operational tests.

ATRI presently manages the U.S. DOT’s Freight Mobility Program, and has provided freight mobility and performance measures technical assistance to 31 state DOTs and 11 of the 15 largest MPOs in the U.S. ATRI has received top research awards from ITS America, TIDA, University of Minnesota and the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

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