Form 2 Form 2 Survey

FMCSA Beyond Compliance Test Survey
Consent

1. Title of Research Study
Beyond Compliance Program
Investigator
Gene Bergoffen – MaineWay Services
Christopher Lindsey – Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Supported By
This research is supported by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Key Information about this research study
The following is a short summary of this study to help you decide whether to be a part of this study.
The purpose of this study is to gauge the relative importance of various motor carrier safety program elements that
lead to safe operations. This information will help FMCSA to determine those safety program tools, policies, and
practices that lead to operations that go beyond compliance.
You will be asked to complete a survey as part of this research effort. We expect that you will be in this research study
for 30 minutes. There is no risk to participating in this research. The main benefit of participation is that you are helping
FMCSA to guide the development of a Beyond Compliance program which will provide incentives to motor carriers that
do more than the basic requirements for transportation safety.
Why am I being asked to take part in this research study?
You are being asked to take part in this research study because you were identified as a motor carrier with operations
that are among the safest in the industry.
Whether or not you take part is up to you. You can choose not to take part. You can agree to take part and later
change your mind. Your decision will not be held against you.
You can decide not to participate in this research or you can start and then decide to leave the research at any time
and it will not be held against you. To do so, simply exit the survey.
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Efforts will be made to limit the use and disclosure of your personal information to people who have a need to review
this information. We cannot promise complete secrecy.
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be identified only by a unique subject number. The results of the research study may be published, but your name will
not be used.
Who can I talk to?
If you have questions, concerns, or complaints talk to Nicole Michel ([email protected]; 202-366-4354), Gene
Bergoffen ([email protected]; 207-935-7948), or Christopher Lindsey ([email protected]; 404-4602602).
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Instructions

This portion of the survey presents a series of comparisons between potential elements of a safety program. Each question asks you to evaluate the
importance of one safety program element relative to another. The purpose of these questions is to identify which safety program elements are most
important for achieving safe operations. Seven safety program areas are evaluated in this survey. They are: (1) Advanced Safety Equipment, (2) Fatigue
Management, (3) Driver Training, (4) Hiring Practices, (5) Data Analytics, (6) Safety Culture, and (7) Safety Incentives/ Discipline.
Read each table from left to right. If Factor 1 is more important than factor 2, select a value of "Absolutely more important", "Strongly more important", "More
important", or "Slightly more important" in the appropriate column on the left-hand side of the screen. If Factor 1 is less important than Factor 2, select a
value of "Absolutely less important", "Strongly less important", "Less important", or "Slightly less important" on the right-hand side of the screen. If you
consider both factors to be equally important, select a value of "Equally important". You may enter only one value per line.
In the example shown on this screen, Factor 1 was selected as absolutely more important than Factor 2.

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This series of comparisons looks at what may be considered the primary elements of a motor carrier safety program. These elements are:
Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors;
Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result
from a driver being fatigued;
Driver Training - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver lacking the skills and knowledge to operate safely;
Hiring Practices – policies or practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad
driver;
Data Analytics - includes those tools, technologies, and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by analyzing
data on driver operations;
Safety Culture - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by establishing an
expectation of safety in all aspects of a carrier’s business; and
Safety Incentives and Discipline - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes that may result from a driver
engaging in unsafe driving behaviors.

Overall Criteria

2. Advanced Safety Equipment is … than Fatigue Management. *
Absolutely
more
important
Advanced
Safety
Equipment

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Fatigue
Management

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.
Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.

Overall Criteria

3. Advanced Safety Equipment is … than Driver Training. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Advanced
Safety
Equipment

Driver
Training

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.
Driver Training - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a driver
lacking the skills and knowledge to operate safely.

Overall Criteria

4. Advanced Safety Equipment is … than Hiring Practices. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Advanced
Safety
Equipment

Hiring
Practices

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.
Hiring Practices – policies or practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad driver.

Overall Criteria

5. Advanced Safety Equipment is … than Data Analytics. *
Absolutely
more
important
Advanced
Safety
Equipment

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Data
Analytics

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.
Data Analytics - includes those tools, technologies, and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by analyzing data
on driver operations.

Overall Criteria

6. Advanced Safety Equipment is … than Safety Culture. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Advanced
Safety
Equipment

Safety
Culture

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.
Safety Culture - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by establishing an expectation
of safety in all aspects of a carrier’s business.

Overall Criteria

7. Advanced Safety Equipment is … than Safety Incentives/ Discipline. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Advanced
Safety
Equipment

Safety
Incentives/
Discipline

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.
Safety Incentives and Discipline - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes that may result from a driver engaging in
unsafe driving behaviors.

Overall Criteria

8. Fatigue Management is … than Driver Training. *
Absolutely
more
important
Fatigue
Management

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Driver
Training

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.
Driver Training - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a driver
lacking the skills and knowledge to operate safely.

Overall Criteria

9. Fatigue Management is … than Hiring Practices. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Fatigue
Management

Hiring
Practices

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.
.
Hiring Practices – policies or practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad driver.

Overall Criteria

10. Fatigue Management is … than Data Analytics. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Fatigue
Management

Data
Analytics

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.
Data Analytics - includes those tools, technologies, and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by analyzing data
on driver operations.

Overall Criteria

11. Fatigue Management is … than Safety Culture. *
Absolutely
more
important
Fatigue
Management

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Safety
Culture

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.
Safety Culture - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by establishing an expectation
of safety in all aspects of a carrier’s business.

Overall Criteria

12. Fatigue Management is … than Safety Incentives/ Discipline. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Safety
Incentives/
Discipline

Fatigue
Management

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.
Safety Incentives and Discipline - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes that may result from a driver engaging in
unsafe driving behaviors.

Overall Criteria

13. Driver Training is … than Hiring Practices. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Driver
Training

Hiring
Practices

Driver Training - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a driver
lacking the skills and knowledge to operate safely.
Hiring Practices – policies or practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad driver.

Overall Criteria

14. Driver Training is … than Data Analytics. *
Absolutely
more
important
Driver
Training

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Data
Analytics

Driver Training - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a driver
lacking the skills and knowledge to operate safely.
Data Analytics - includes those tools, technologies, and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by analyzing data
on driver operations.

Overall Criteria

15. Driver Training is … than Safety Culture. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Driver
Training

Safety
Culture

Driver Training - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a driver
lacking the skills and knowledge to operate safely.
Safety Culture - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by establishing an expectation
of safety in all aspects of a carrier’s business.

Overall Criteria

16. Driver Training is … than Safety Incentives/ Discipline. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Safety
Incentives/
Discipline

Driver
Training

Driver Training - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a driver
lacking the skills and knowledge to operate safely.
Safety Incentives and Discipline - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes that may result from a driver engaging in
unsafe driving behaviors.

Overall Criteria

17. Hiring Practices are … than Data Analytics. *
Absolutely
more
important
Hiring
Practices

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Data
Analytics

Hiring Practices – policies or practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad driver.
Data Analytics - includes those tools, technologies, and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by analyzing data
on driver operations.

Overall Criteria

18. Hiring Practices are … than Safety Culture. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

Slightly
more
important

More
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Hiring
Practices

Safety
Culture

Hiring Practices – policies or practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad driver.
Safety Culture - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by establishing an expectation
of safety in all aspects of a carrier’s business.

Overall Criteria

19. Hiring Practices are … than Safety Incentives/ Discipline. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Safety
Incentives/
Discipline

Hiring
Practices

Hiring Practices – policies or practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad driver.
Safety Incentives and Discipline - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes that may result from a driver engaging in
unsafe driving behaviors.

Overall Criteria

20. Data Analytics is … than Safety Culture. *
Absolutely
more
important
Data
Analytics

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Safety
Culture

Data Analytics - includes those tools, technologies, and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by analyzing data
on driver operations.
Safety Culture - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by establishing an expectation
of safety in all aspects of a carrier’s business.

Overall Criteria

21. Data Analytics is … than Safety Incentives/ Discipline. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Safety
Incentives/
Discipline

Data
Analytics

Data Analytics - includes those tools, technologies, and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by analyzing data
on driver operations.
Safety Incentives and Discipline - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes that may result from a driver engaging in
unsafe driving behaviors.

Overall Criteria

22. Safety Culture is … than Safety Incentives/ Discipline. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

Safety
Culture

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Safety
Incentives/
Discipline

Safety Culture - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by establishing an expectation
of safety in all aspects of a carrier’s business
Safety Incentives and Discipline - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes that may result from a driver engaging in
unsafe driving behaviors.

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This series of comparisons looks at Advanced Safety Equipment. Advanced Safety Equipment includes those tools and technologies installed
on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors. The Advanced Safety Equipment tools and technologies evaluated in this
survey are:
Rollover Stability;
Collision Avoidance;
Lane Departure Warning;
Video-Based Safety; and
Blind Spot Monitoring.

Advanced Safety Equipment

23. Rollover Stability is … than Collision Avoidance. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Rollover
Stability

Collision
Avoidance

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.

Advanced Safety Equipment

24. Rollover Stability is … than Lane Departure Warning. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Lane
Departure
Warning

Rollover
Stability

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.

Advanced Safety Equipment

25. Rollover Stability is … than Video-Based Safety. *
Absolutely
more
important
Rollover
Stability

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
VideoBased
Safety

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.

Advanced Safety Equipment

26. Rollover Stability is … than Blind Spot Monitoring. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Rollover
Stability

Blind Spot
Monitoring

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.

Advanced Safety Equipment

27. Lane Departure Warning is … than Video-Based Safety. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Lane
Departure
Warning

VideoBased
Safety

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.

Advanced Safety Equipment

28. Lane Departure Warning is … than Blind Spot Monitoring. *
Absolutely
more
important
Lane
Departure
Warning

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Blind Spot
Monitoring

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.

Advanced Safety Equipment

29. Collision Avoidance is … than Lane Departure Warning. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Lane
Departure
Warning

Collision
Avoidance

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.

Advanced Safety Equipment

30. Collision Avoidance is … than Video-Based Safety. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
VideoBased
Safety

Collision
Avoidance

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.

Advanced Safety Equipment

31. Collision Avoidance is … than Blind Spot Monitoring. *
Absolutely
more
important
Collision
Avoidance

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Blind Spot
Monitoring

Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors.

(untitled)

This series of comparisons looks at Fatigue Management strategies. Fatigue Management strategies includes those policies and practices that
help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a driver being fatigued. The Fatigue Management strategies
evaluated in this survey are:
Sleep Disorder Screening;
Sleep Compliance Monitoring;
Active Sleep Disorder Program; and
Internally Modified Hours-of-Service for Daytime and Nighttime Driving.

Fatigue Management

32. Sleep Disorder Screening is … than Sleep Disorder Compliance Monitoring. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Sleep
Disorder
Compliance
Monitoring

Sleep
Disorder
Screening

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.

Fatigue Management

33. Sleep Disorder Screening is … than Active Sleep Disorder Program. *
Absolutely
more
important
Sleep
Disorder
Screening

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Active
Sleep
Disorder
Program

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.

Fatigue Management

34. Sleep Disorder Screening is … than Internally Modified Hours-of-Service Rules for Daytime and Nighttime Driving. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Internally
Modified
Hours-ofService
Rules for
Daytime
and
Nighttime
Driving

Sleep
Disorder
Screening

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.

Fatigue Management

35. Sleep Disorder Screening is … than Active Sleep Disorder Program. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Active
Sleep
Disorder
Program

Sleep
Disorder
Screening

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.

Fatigue Management

36. Sleep Disorder Screening is … than Internally Modified Hours-of-Service Rules for Daytime and Nighttime Driving. *
Absolutely
more
important

Sleep
Disorder
Screening

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Internally
Modified
Hours-ofService
Rules for
Daytime
and
Nighttime
Driving

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.

Fatigue Management

37. Sleep Disorder Compliance is … than Active Sleep Disorder Program. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Active
Sleep
Disorder
Program

Sleep
Disorder
Compliance

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.

Fatigue Management

38. Sleep Disorder Compliance Monitoring is … than Internally Modified Hours-of-Service Rules for Daytime and
Nighttime Driving. *
Absolutely
more
important

Sleep
Disorder
Compliance
Monitoring

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
than
Internally
Modified
Hours-ofService
Rules for
Daytime
and
Nighttime
Driving

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.

Fatigue Management

39. Active Sleep Disorder Program is … than Internally Modified Hours-of-Service Rules for Daytime and Nighttime
Driving. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Internally
Modified
Hours-ofService
Rules for
Daytime
and
Nighttime
Driving

Active
Sleep
Disorder
Program

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver being fatigued.

(untitled)

This series of comparisons looks at Driver Training strategies. Driver Training strategies includes those policies and practices that help to
prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a driver lacking the skills and knowledge to operate safely. The Driver
Training strategies evaluated in this survey are:
Finishing Training;
Sustainment Training;
Post-Crash/ Incident Training; and
Simulation-Based Training.

Driver Training

40. Finishing Training is … than Sustainment Training. *
Absolutely
more
important
Finishing
Training

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Sustainment
Training

Driver Training - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a driver
lacking the skills and knowledge to operate safely.

Driver Training

41. Finishing Training is … than Post-Crash/ Incident Training. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Slightly
less
important

Equally
important

Strongly
less
important

Less
important

Absolutely
less
important
PostCrash/
Incident
Training.

Finishing
Training

Driver Training - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a driver
lacking the skills and knowledge to operate safely.

Driver Training

42. Finishing Training is … than Simulation-Based Training. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
SimulationBased
Training

Finishing
Training

Driver Training - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a driver
lacking the skills and knowledge to operate safely.

Driver Training

43. Sustainment Training is … than Post-Crash Incident Training. *
Absolutely
more
important
Sustainment
Training

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
PostCrash
Incident
Training

Driver Training - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a driver
lacking the skills and knowledge to operate safely.

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This series of comparisons looks at Hiring Practices and their importance for achieving safe operations. Specifically, these comparisons look at
those Hiring Practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad driver. The Hiring
Practices evaluated in this survey are:
Pre-Employment Screening;
Drug Testing;
Physical Functions Testing; and
Qualifying Road Test.

Hiring Practices

44. Pre-Employment Screening is … than Drug Testing. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

PreEmployment
Screening

Drug
Testing

Hiring Practices – policies or practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad driver.

Hiring Practices

45. Pre-Employment Screening is … than Physical Functions Testing. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

PreEmployment
Screening

Physical
Functions
Testing

Hiring Practices – policies or practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad driver.

Hiring Practices

46. Pre-Employment Screening is … than Qualifying Road Test. *
Absolutely
more
important
PreEmployment
Screening

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Qualifying
Road
Test

Hiring Practices – policies or practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad driver.

Hiring Practices

47. Drug Testing is … than Physical Functions Test. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Physical
Functions
Test

Drug
Testing

Hiring Practices – policies or practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad driver.

Hiring Practices

48. Drug Testing is … than Qualifying Road Test. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Drug
Testing

Qualifying
Road Test

Hiring Practices – policies or practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad driver.

Hiring Practices

49. Physical Functions Test is … than Qualifying Road Test. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Physical
Functions
Test

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Qualifying
Road
Test

Hiring Practices – policies or practices that limit the potential for crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from hiring a bad driver.

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This series of comparisons looks at Data Analytics strategies. Data Analytics strategies includes those tools, technologies, and practices that
help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by analyzing data on driver operations. The Data Analytics strategies evaluated in this
survey are:
Predictive Analytics for Safety Performance; and
Data Driven Risk Assessment.

Data Analytics

50. Predictive Analytics for Safety Performance is … than Data Driven Risk Assessment. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Predictive
Analytics for
Safety
Performance

Data Driven
Risk
Assessment

Data Analytics - includes those tools, technologies, and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by analyzing data
on driver operations.
Predictive Analytics uses available data to feed an algorithmic model to find correlations in myriad data to determine whether an individual
driver is at risk for a crash or incident, such that action can be taken with the driver BEFORE a crash or incident occurs.
Data-Driven Risk Assessments look at aggregated fleet data to determine risk trends for which actions can be taken on a broader scale to
mitigate risk.

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This series of comparisons looks at Safety Culture and its impact on safety. Safety Culture strategies includes those policies and practices that
help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by establishing an expectation of safety in all aspects of a carrier’s business. The Safety
Culture strategies evaluated in this survey are:
Safety as a Core Corporate Value; and
Attempt to Measure Safety Culture.

Safety Culture

51. Safety as a Core Corporate Value is … than Attempt to Measure Safety Culture. *
Absolutely
more
important
Safety as
a Core
Corporate
Value

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Attempt
to
Measure
Safety
Culture

Safety Culture - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by establishing an expectation
of safety in all aspects of a carrier’s business.

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This series of comparisons looks at Safety Incentives and Discipline and its impact on safety. Safety Incentives and Discipline strategies
includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes that may result from a driver engaging in unsafe driving behaviors. The Safety
Incentives and Discipline strategies evaluated in this survey are:
Rewards for Safe Driving; and
Discipline for Unsafe Driving.

Safety Incentives/ Discipline

52. Rewards for Safe Driving are … than Discipline for Unsafe Driving. *
Absolutely
more
important

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Discipline
for
Unsafe
Driving

Rewards
for Safe
Driving

Safety Incentives and Discipline - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes that may result from a driver engaging in
unsafe driving behaviors.

This next portion of the survey includes questions on what measures of effectiveness carriers use to determine safety performance and
regulatory compliance. Based on those measures of effectiveness, the survey includes questions on which technologies and business practices
will best improve safety and regulatory compliance performance.

Measures of Effectiveness and Technology/Business Practices Screens

53. What safety measures of effectiveness do you track (check all that apply): *
Crash rates
Preventable crash rates
DOT Recordable crash rates
Preventable DOT Recordable crash rates
Critical events (e.g., hard braking, aggressive driving, speeding, motorist complaint calls, etc.)
Other (please specify)
*
None

Measures of Effectiveness and Technology/Business Practices Screens

54. What regulatory compliance measures of effectiveness do you track (check all that apply): *
Hours-of-service violations
Driver log falsifications
Out-of-service rates at roadside
Other (please specify)
*
None

Measures of Effectiveness and Technology/Business Practices Screens

55. When developing crash or out-of-service rates, what normalizing variable(s) do you use (check all that apply): *
Miles
Total number of drivers
Total number of loads
Total number of power units
Other (please specify)
*

Measures of Effectiveness and Technology/Business Practices Screens

56. Do you segment safety performance data in order to analyze specific types of crashes? *
Yes
No

Measures of Effectiveness and Technology/Business Practices Screens

57. What crash types do you use for safety performance data? (check all that apply) *
Rear-end collision
Hit fixed object moving forward
Hit fixed object while backing
Hit moving vehicle
Lane change
Ran off road
Rollover/jackknife
Hit pedestrian
Roll away
Stuck, need tow
Property damage
Spill/product release
Hit by others
Other (please specify)
*

Measures of Effectiveness and Technology/Business Practices Screens

58. Do you analyze causal factors for crashes ? *
Yes
No

Measures of Effectiveness and Technology/Business Practices Screens

59. What causal factors for crashes do you use? (check all that apply) *
Speed management
Space management
Fatigue
Distraction
Driver skill or knowledge
Medical event (with driver)
Other (please specify)
*

Measures of Effectiveness and Technology/Business Practices Screens

60. What technology investments have you made and/or business practices implemented to improve performance as
reflected by preventable crash rates (including preventable DOT recordable crash) (check all that apply) *
Advanced Safety Equipment - includes those tools and technologies installed on trucks that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving
behaviors. *

behaviors. *
Rollover Stability
Collision Avoidance
Lane Departure Warning
Video-Based Safety System
Blind Spot Monitoring
None
Other
*

Fatigue Management - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result
from a driver being fatigued. *
Sleep Disorder Screening
Sleep Disorder Compliance Monitoring
Active Sleep Disorder Program
Internally Modified Hours-of-Service Rules for Daytime and Nighttime Driving
None
Other
*

Driver Training - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors that may result from a
driver lacking the skills and knowledge to operate safely. *
Post-Crash/Incident Training
Sustainment Training
Simulation-based Training
None
Other
*

Data Analytics - includes those tools, technologies, and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by analyzing
data on driver operations. *
Predictive Analytics for Safety Performance
Data Driven Risk Assessment
Other
*
None

Safety Incentives/Discipline - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes that may result from a driver engaging in
unsafe driving behaviors. *
Rewards for Safe Driving
Discipline for Unsafe Driving
Other
*
None

None

Other Technology Investments or Business Practices *
Other
*
None

Measures of Effectiveness and Technology/Business Practices Screens

61. What technology investments have you made and/or business practices implemented to improve performance as
reflected by measures of regulatory compliance (i.e., hours-of-service violations, driver log falsifications, or outof-service rates at roadside) (check all that apply): *
Safety Culture - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes and unsafe driving behaviors by establishing an
expectation of safety in all aspects of a carrier’s business. *
Safety as a Core Corporate Value
Attempt to Measure Safety Culture
None
Other
*

Safety Incentives/ Discipline - includes those policies and practices that help to prevent crashes that may result from a driver engaging in
unsafe driving behaviors. *
Rewards for Safe Driving
Discipline for Unsafe Driving
Discipline for Driver Log Violations/ Falsifications
None
Other
*

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring - includes those policies and practices that help to ensure compliance with federal regulations on
hours-of-service and equipment serviceability *
Carrier-Performed Routine Inspections of Equipment Serviceability
Detailed Process for Driver Pre-Trip Inspections
RFID-Verified Driver Pre-Trip Inspections (RFID = Radio Frequency Identification)
None
Other
*

Other Technology Investments or Business Practices *
Other
*
None

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