Entry Level Training Research Plan December 3, 2012 Martin R. Walker, Chief, Research Division

1. Entry Level Training Research Plan December 3, 2012 Martin R. Walker, Chief, Research Division

2. Agenda • Background • Research Questions • Important Data Elements • Survey Background • Entry Level Training Research • Training Research Roadmap

3. Background • Adequacy Report (1995) • Three Commercial Truck and Bus Synthesis Program Studies (CTBSSP) • CTBSSP #1, Effective CMV Safety MgmtTechniques (2003) • CTBSSP #5, Training of CMV Drivers (2004) • CTBSSP #13, Effectiveness of CMV Driver Training Curricula and Delivery Methods (2007) • Commercial Motor Vehicle Driving Simulator Validation Study (2010) • ATRI Study (2010) • Teen Driver Studies

4. Research Questions • Do entry level CMV drivers who receive formal CDL training have a significantly better safety record than drivers who do not receive formal CDL training? • Does the total length of training received by entry level truck drivers correlate positively with improved driver safety performance? • Does the length of behind-the-wheel training hours received by entry level drivers correlate positively with improved driver safety performance? • Are certain elements of the training curricula good predictors of driver safety performance?

5. Important Data Elements Safety Outcomes • DOT reportable crashes • Fatal • Injury • Tow-Away Property Damage Only (PDO) • Traffic convictions • Driver FMCSR violations • Non-DOT reportable crashes (PDO) Predictor Variables • Entry level driver training type • Demographic data • Age and Gender • Operation type • Carrier finishing training • Carrier management practice • Length of employment • Mileage

6. Entry Level Training Research • Study #1: Entry Level Driver Training Survey • Survey CMV drivers to determine whether training had an impact on their safety record. • Study #2: • (a) CDL Training Program & Carrier Focused Research • Collect data from CDL training programs and motor carriers to analyze relationship of type/length of training to safety performance. • (b) Evaluation of States with Driver Training Requirements • Compare driver safety records from States with some type of formalized entry level training requirements

7. Study #1: Entry Level Driver Training Survey • Random survey of 10,000-30,000 new CDL holders • Type of CDL training received • Driver demographics • Employment history and operation type • Vehicle miles traveled • Retrospective case-control study design • Conduct statistical analysis of CDLIS and MCMIS safety records by type of training received • Due - September 2014 • Study Team: Volpe Center

8. Study #2(a): CDL Training Program & Carrier Focused Research • Literature search augmentation – • What can be learned from EU’s 5‑year driver recertification program. • What may be relevant from the motorcoach experience, where many larger carriers provide carrier based finishing training using FMCSA’s model curriculum. • Possibly relevant inputs from other DOT modes and military. • Carrier Based Research–from a sample of carriers obtain • Driver identification information • Type and length of training received by those drivers • In-house safety performance data • Obtain CDLIS and MCMIS data for those drivers. • Analyze relationship to safety performance of type/length of training • Solicit carrier qualitative perceptions about differences associated with type of training received by the driver

9. Study #2(a) Cont: CDL Training Program & Carrier Focused Research • Insurance Providers – • Determine if any track training effectiveness, for either entry level or remedial driver training. • Training School Curriculum – • Obtain cooperation of a range of CDL schools to obtain identification data on graduates. • Compare the safety performance data (CDLIS and MCMIS) of their graduates with the type of training program received by those drivers. • Due May 2014 • Study Team: Maineway Services

10. Study #2(b)(i): Evaluation of State(s) with Driver Training Requirements • Compare driver safety records from a State with some type of formalized entry level training requirements to a State without any entry level training requirements • Washington vs. Oregon • Does not account for possible confounding factors • Difficulty in adjusting crash data for exposure • Due May 2014 • Study Team: Maineway Services

11. Study #2(b)(ii): Evaluation of Effectiveness of Standardized State Training Curriculum • Compare driver safety records from a state(s) who requires commercial providers of CDL training to use an in-State standardized training curriculum, with safety records of same State’s drivers who received out-of-State training with non-standardized training curriculum. • Does not account for possible confounding factors • Difficulty in adjusting crash data for exposure • Due May 2014 • Study Team: Maineway Services

12. Training Research Roadmap • Conducting all studies: • Study #1: Entry Level Driver Training Survey, (Due 9/2014) • Study #2(a): CDL Training Program & Carrier Focused Research, (Due May 2014) • Study #2(b): Evaluation of States with Driver Training Requirements (Due May 2014) Training Research Roadmap