Evaluating the Potential Safety Benefits of Electronic Logging Devices

This study used carrier-collected crash data to obtain a more representative picture of how ELDs performed under real-word driving conditions. Second, the analysis was at the truck level; thus, trucks with ELDs were compared to trucks without ELDs (i.e., the Virginia Technical Transportation Institute [VTTI] was able to differentiate crashes and HOS violations involving a truck with an ELD and those without). Third, a measure of exposure was calculated (miles traveled) at the truck level. Last, although the sample of participating carriers in the current study was a convenience sample, every attempt was made to obtain a sample that was representative of the general CMV population.

• Record URL:
  https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/research-and-analysis/research/evaluating-potential-safety-benefits-electronic-logging-devices
• Supplemental Notes:
  • NA

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $150,000.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Alvarez, Albert

• Performing Organizations:

  Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

  3500 Transportation Research Plaza
  Blacksburg, Virginia  United States  24061
• Start Date: 20120700
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20130900

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compliance; Logging; Safety
• Identifier Terms: Hours of Service Act
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; ROAD SAFETY DEVICES;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01627510
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 27 2017 2:57PM