Resources

Resources for CMV Drivers:

CMV Web-Based Driving Tips

This Web site was developed to raise the consciousness of CMV drivers about common driving errors and to provide valuable driving tips through an easily accessible tool, the Internet. Fleet safety managers can also use this Web site for their driver training programs. These tips offer preventive measures that CMV drivers can take to help avoid crashes

Defensive Driving Tips for CMV Drivers: An Internet-Based Approach [PDF]

 

Resources for CMV Enforcers:

Field Operations Guide for Safety/Service Patrol
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Operations has released guidance to help safety/service patrol operators better understand the steps and tasks associated with managing incidents—particularly for those situations not encountered every day. 

PDF: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop10014/fhwahop10014.pdf
Checklist: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop10014/checklists.pdf
Visor Cards: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop10014/visor.pdf

 

 

A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Heavy Trucks

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 Volume 13: Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan -- A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Heavy Trucks provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of collisions involving heavy trucks.

PDF: http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_500v13.pdf