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Analysis, Research, and Technology Forum

Dec 17, 2015 | Events

Save the Date: Monday, January 11, 2016

In conjunction with the 95th Annual TRB Meeting, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will host its annual Analysis, Research, and Technology Forum on Monday, January 11, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to noon, in Salon B at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, located at 801 Mt. Vernon Place, NW.

The Forum will include a discussion of special topics, including an examination of large truck crash fatalities involving pedestrians and bicyclists, updates on the phased implementation of the Unified Registration System (URS), as well as presentations on other recent Agency activities and research investigations.

Guest speakers will present findings from a recent National Academy of Sciences expert panel study on methodological approaches to understanding commercial driver fatigue and from independent studies pertaining to medical examinations for commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders and their relation to truck and bus safety.

 

For more information, please visit www.trb.org.

 

 

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