The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has been awarded a $1,993,466 Project Grant by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.237) program. The purpose of this 2-year project is to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities involving commercial motor vehicle drivers in and around work zones. UCSD will achieve this by providing automated location-based driver alerts...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration provides $1,751,504 to the Regents of the University of California, San Diego through September 30, 2024 to address problems of distracted driving and work zone crashes among commercial motor vehicle drivers. Through the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237), the University will conduct research and deliver...
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $1,949,167 Project Grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to develop a comprehensive online education program targeting commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, with a particular focus on drivers crossing into the U.S. at the southern border through California and the northern border...
The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) received a $1,913,575 Project Grant award from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The grant will fund the development and field testing of a mobile application called the Human Trafficking Screening Tool (HTST) for law enforcement to help identify potential human trafficking situations. The...
The Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded a $1.8 million Project Grant to the Regents of the University of California under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The grant will support research and activities from July 2022 through September 2024 related to increasing commercial motor vehicle fleet safety. Specific aims of the project include evaluating risks associated with...
The University of Massachusetts Amherst received a $938,616 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The purpose of the project is to develop partnerships between law enforcement, licensing agencies, and university researchers to facilitate the exchange of ideas and resources related to commercial...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $1,342,761 Project Grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. The goal of this project is to advance the safety protocols for Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) by integrating real-time roadside hazardous conditions detection technologies into the transportation system, designing low-cost and...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $498,478 project grant to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The purpose of this 2-year project grant, effective September 1, 2023, is to improve data quality by providing subject matter expert support to member jurisdictions and the motor carrier industry. The...
This $624,299 Project Grant was awarded on September 1, 2024 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The grant's primary objective is to reduce the number of large trucks and buses involved in crashes across the Eastern Service Center (ESC) region by 5%, from 32,393 crashes in 2023 to 30,773 crashes by September 30, 2024. The overall purpose is to...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $600,368 project grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.237) program to North Dakota State University (NDSU). The purpose of the grant is to improve commercial vehicle safety by documenting and sharing best practices of university partnerships with agencies to promote safe driving behaviors, identify high-risk...