Form 2 Form 2 Survey

FMCSA Beyond Compliance 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.
What happens to the information collected for the research?
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.
This survey is being hosted by Alchemer and involves a secure connection. Terms of service, addressing
confidentiality, may be viewed at https://www.alchemer.com/privacy/. Upon receiving results of your survey, you will 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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Number for this information collection is 2126-0070. Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be
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completing and reviewing the collection of information. All responses to this collection of information are voluntary.

Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, MC-RRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20590.

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Overall Criteria

2. Advanced Safety Equipment is … than Fatigue Management. *
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

Fatigue
Management

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

Overall Criteria

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

Overall Criteria

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Hiring
Practices

5. Advanced Safety Equipment 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

Advanced
Safety
Equipment

Data
Analytics

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

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

Overall Criteria

8. Fatigue Management 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

Fatigue
Management

Driver
Training

Overall Criteria

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

Overall Criteria

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Hiring
Practices

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

Overall Criteria

11. Fatigue Management 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

Fatigue
Management

Safety
Culture

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

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

Overall Criteria

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

Overall Criteria

Strongly
more
important

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important

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more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Data
Analytics

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

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

Overall Criteria

17. Hiring Practices are … 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

Hiring
Practices

Data
Analytics

Overall Criteria

18. Hiring Practices are … 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

Hiring
Practices

Safety
Culture

Overall Criteria

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

Overall Criteria

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Safety
Incentives/
Discipline

20. Data Analytics 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

Data
Analytics

Safety
Culture

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

Overall Criteria

22. Safety Culture 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

Safety
Culture

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

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

Advanced Safety Equipment

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Lane
Departure
Warning

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

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Slightly
less
important

Equally
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
VideoBased
Safety

Rollover
Stability

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

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

28. Lane Departure Warning 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

Lane
Departure
Warning

Blind Spot
Monitoring

Advanced Safety Equipment

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

Advanced Safety Equipment

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Lane
Departure
Warning

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

31. Collision Avoidance 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

Collision
Avoidance

Blind Spot
Monitoring

Advanced Safety Equipment

32. Video-Based Safety 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

VideoBased
Safety

Blind Spot
Monitoring

Fatigue Management

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. Sleep Disorder Compliance Monitoring 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

Sleep
Disorder
Compliance
Monitoring

Active
Sleep
Disorder
Program

Fatigue Management

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

Sleep
Disorder
Compliance
Monitoring

Fatigue Management

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

38. 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

Driver Training

39. Finishing Training is … than Sustainment 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

Finishing
Training

Sustainment
Training

Driver Training

40. Finishing Training is … than Post-Crash/ Incident 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
PostCrash/
Incident
Training.

Finishing
Training

Driver Training

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

Driver Training

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
SimulationBased
Training

42. Sustainment Training is … than Post-Crash Incident 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
PostCrash
Incident
Training

Sustainment
Training

Driver Training

43. Sustainment 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

Sustainment
Training

Driver Training

44. Post-Crash/ Incident 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

PostCrash/
Incident
Training

SimulationBased
Training

Hiring Practices

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

Hiring Practices

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Drug
Testing

46. 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

47. Pre-Employment Screening 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

PreEmployment
Screening

Qualifying
Road
Test

Hiring Practices

48. Drug Testing 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
Physical
Functions
Testing

Drug
Testing

Hiring Practices

49. 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

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

Data Analytics

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Less
important

Strongly
less
important

Absolutely
less
important
Qualifying
Road
Test

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

Strongly
more
important

More
important

Slightly
more
important

Equally
important

Slightly
less
important

Strongly
less
important

Less
important

Absolutely
less
important

Predictive
Analytics for
Safety
Performance

Data Driven
Risk
Assessment

Safety Culture

52. Safety as a Core Corporate Value is … than Attempts to Measure 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
Attempt
to
Measure
Safety
Culture

Safety as
a Core
Corporate
Value

Safety Incentives/ Discipline

53. 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

Measures of Effectiveness and Technology/Business Practices Screens

54. What safety measures of effectiveness do you track (check all that apply): *
Driver retention rates
Preventable crash rates
DOT Reportable crash rates
Non-DOT Reportable 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

55. 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

56. 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

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

Measures of Effectiveness and Technology/Business Practices Screens

58. 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

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

Measures of Effectiveness and Technology/Business Practices Screens

60. What causal factors for crashes do you analyze? (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

61. 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

62. 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