Impact of Driver Detention Time on Safety and Operations

This is to request the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) review and approval of a new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ICR titled “Impact of Driver Detention Time on Safety and Operations.” The purpose for obtaining data in this study is to evaluate the impact of driver detention time on safety and CMV operations. This research study will collect data on commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver detention times that are representative of the major segments of the motor carrier industry. The research study will collect 12 months of safety and operational data from up to 80 commercial motor carriers (hereafter referred to as “carriers”) and 2,500 of their CMV drivers. Data collected will include electronic logging device (ELD) records, GPS location information, telematics data, pickup/delivery details, information on tasks completed while at shipping and receiving facilities, crashes, violations, and carrier demographics. Participation by CMV drivers in this study is optional. There are three primary objectives for this study: (i) assess the frequency and severity of driver detention time using data that is representative of the major segments of the motor carrier industry, (ii) assess the utility of existing ITS solutions to measure detention time, and (iii) prepare a final report that summarizes the findings, answers the research questions, and offers strategies to reduce detention time. The carriers will be selected from the approximately 3,000 SpeedGauge clients in the Driven Data Clearinghouse. SpeedGauge is a company that specializes in driving analytics and performance. Data that will be collected includes carrier information, carrier-owned driver data, carrier-owned transportation management systems (TMS) data, carrier-owned telematics and ELD data, SpeedGauge insurance claims data, Federal safety data, and data collected through electronic questionnaires. FMCSA has contracted with VTTI at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VT) to administer this study and analyze its results. Additionally, VTTI subcontracted data collection tasks to Telematic and Video Services (TVS). TVS provides safety and operational services to commercial motor carriers.

The latest form for Impact of Driver Detention Time on Safety and Operations expires 2027-05-31 and can be found here.

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Federal Enterprise Architecture: Transportation - Ground Transportation