The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA’s) Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar for the presentation of data* on trucks and buses involved in crashes in 2014 and trends in the data over the past 10 years. The webinar will be presented by Ms. Jenny Guarino, FMCSA Statistician. This webinar will cover the types of trucks and buses involved in crashes and the characteristics and types of crashes and drivers involved.
Two webinars will be hosted:
- Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST.
- Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST.
Audience: Motor Carrier Industry, FMCSA Employees, Highway Safety Community, and the Public.
To register, click on the link below and answer all of the questions on the form. If any of the questions on the form do not apply to you, simply type N/A. Once you have completed the form, click the “Submit” button at the very bottom of the page. You may need to scroll down to get to that location.
https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/admin/show-event-catalog?folder-id=1138368613
For any general questions on this webinar, contact Leslie Jones at leslie.jones.ctr@dot.gov or 202-385-2378.
FMCSA is committed to providing equal access to this webinar for all participants. Closed captioning is available. If you need any alternative formats or services because of a disability, please contact the FMCSA Host via email at FMCSA_Host@dot.gov with your request by close of business no later than three days prior to each event. Please note: the FMCSA_Host address has an underscore ( _ ) between the words “FMCSA” and “Host”: FMCSA_Host@dot.gov.
ALSO, JUST RELEASED: For a copy of FMCSA’s Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts, 2014 annual analysis report, visit: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/data-and-statistics/large-truck-and-bus-crash-facts-2014.
(*Sources: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Highway Administration)
Join us and eMaint Enterprises as they sponsor an educational and informative webinar on ELDs. Designed for eMaint clients but open to the public, we will give you the facts about this upcoming mandate.
We will show you who is affected, when it happens, and help guide you to the best answer for your fleet.
This one hour session begins at Wednesday March 16, 2016 at 1100 EDT. Learn more about it and register here.
The LoadTrek webinar series calendar can be found here.
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We recommend setting the calendar as a bookmark for easy reference. With just a click on any webinar title, you can see more information on that specific webinar.
Follow the link in any Webinar description to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Webinars will last approximately 30 minutes, with 20-25 minutes of instruction followed by a 5-10 minute Q & A session.
You can still view previously recorded webinars at https://www.youtube.com/user/LoadTrek101.
We are participating in the National Star Route Mail Contractors’ Association Western Region conference. It will be at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, NV on January 19-20.
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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.
