This award to the commonwealth of virginia, department of motor vehicles aims to improve and increase reporting to enhance crash data analysis the data will be used to evaluate program…

This $1,041,334 Project Grant from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will fund the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles' efforts to improve commercial motor vehicle crash reporting and data analysis through September 2024. Virginia will focus on enhancing reporting opportunities for law enforcement and improving the quality and quantity of crash data involving large trucks and buses. This includes providing law enforcement training and updated training materials. Virginia will also continue automating mapping and reporting functions to better analyze large truck and bus crashes. The grant is part of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237), which supports partnerships to carry out important commercial motor vehicle safety initiatives.

This award to the commonwealth of virginia, department of motor vehicles aims to improve and increase reporting to enhance crash data analysis the data will be used to evaluate program effectiveness, identify problems and trends, help target spending, and ultimately reduce the number of CMV crashes currently occurring on virginia roadways virginia will continue to focus efforts on enhancements to improve opportunities for law enforcement, to improve the quality and quantity of all crash data including reportable CMV large truck and bus crash data, and to provide law enforcement training, along with updated training materials where needed virginia will also continue to enhance automated mapping and reporting functionalities for analysis, particularly with large truck and bus crashes