Linda GoodmanJune 15, 2016

FMCSA’s Safety-First Mission

• Congress established FMCSA in 2000 with amission to prevent crashes, injuries, andfatalities involving large trucks and buses.FMCSA and our staff of 1,100 employees arededicated to that goal.

• We regulate more than half a million interstatemotor carriers, including truck and motor-coachcompanies, household goods carriers, andhazardous materials carriers.

• And nearly 4 million active CDL holders.

3 Guiding Core Principles

• Raising the safety bar to enter the motor carrierindustry;

• Requiring carriers and drivers to maintain our highsafety standards; and

• Removing high-risk carriers, unsafe companies, driversand vehicles from the road.

FMCSA cannot achieve our life-saving mission alone. Weare focused on partnering with our stakeholders in lawenforcement, the safety advocate community, labor, andindustry.

Acting Administrator Darling has said that 2016 is theYear of Partnerships for FMCSA because our partners areour force multipliers.

Crash Statistics• In 2014, there were 3,649 fatal crashes involving

large trucks and buses, a 4.5 percent decrease over the previous year. [according to the most recent FARS data]

• 4,161 people lost their lives in those crashes, a 2.7 percent decrease over the previous year.

Reductions are important and gratifying, but we must continue to:

• Work hard to carry out our regulatory responsibilitiesfor a large universe of carriers and drivers and

• Remain committed to our crash prevention efforts, byidentifying and intervening with high-risk carriers anddrivers before a crash occurs.

Unified Registration System (URS)

URS system being phased in and will:

• Feature a new, online “smart form” to streamline the carrier registration process and enable us to more readily detect unsafe carriers seeking to evade enforcement.

• Improve the accuracy and timeliness of the information in the Agency’s database of registered motor carriers.

• Streamline manual processes and combine several forms that regulated entities are required to submit into one unified online registration application.

• Save the industry time and money.

Safety Fitness Determination(SFD)

• FMCSA recently published the Safety Fitness Determination (SFD) proposed rule to enhance the Agency’s ability to identify non-compliant carriers. • The proposed SFD rule would replace the current three-

tier federal rating system of “satisfactory–conditional–unsatisfactory” for federally regulated commercial motor carriers (in place since 1982) with a single determination of “unfit.” Such “unfit” carriers would be required to either improve their compliance with safety regulations or cease operations.

• Carriers would be rated based on their own performance, not by comparison with other carriers.

• Once in place, the SFD rule will enable FMCSA to assess the safety fitness of approximately 75,000 companies a month—a vast increase from current levels.

• FMCSA is currently analyzing the input.

Worst First Campaign

• The campaign ran from June to December andprovided strong support of a change in thedefinition of High Risk and a targeting of 900carriers with two or more BASICS above 90,which are highly crash-correlated.

• It yielded impressive results:

• Increased mandatory investigations by 20%.

• Doubled the enforcement rate.

• 41% of carriers UNSAT/Conditional

High Risk Investigations

• FMCSA implanted the new definition of HighRisk and shortened the goal time forcompleting investigations of High Risk carriersfrom 12 months to 90 days.

• The Enforcement Rate continues to be very high for these carriers.

• We intend to transform this successful campaign into a sustainable long-term program.

Entry-Level Driver Training

• FMCSA’s proposed for the first time a set ofcomprehensive national training standards forentry-level commercial truck and bus operatorsseeking to obtain a commercial driver’s license(CDL).

• The goal of the proposed rule is to ensure thatentry-level drivers have the knowledge and skillsthey need to be safe before they get behind thewheel of a CMV.

• ELD Technical Advisory Committee, or ELDTAC,successfully reached consensus and issuedrecommendations on:• Curriculum content; Delivery of training; Accreditation;

Financial aid, and Compliance dates

Entry-Level Driver Training (continued)

• In addition to the minimum requirements toobtain a CDL, the proposed rule also includesminimum requirements for training providers,including:• Teaching an approved curriculum;• Registering on FMCSA’s Training Provider Registry;

and• Submitting electronically to FMCSA the training

certificate for each individual who completes the training.

• The Agency intends to publish a Final Rule by the end of 2016.

Electronic Logging Devices(ELD’s)

• ELDs will result in an annual net benefit of more than $1 billion – largely by reducing the amount of required industry paperwork. • ELDs will improve safety by strengthening commercial truck

and bus drivers’ compliance with hours-of-service regulations;• They will increase the efficiency of roadside law enforcement

personnel in reviewing driver records. • Most importantly, the ELD Final Rule is estimated to save 26

lives and prevent 562 injuries each year resulting from crashes involving fatigued drivers.

In tandem with the ELD rule, we recently published a Final Rule on Coercion that will add another layer of protection for drivers. We want you to have an avenue to file complaints to FMCSA and steps we can take in response, as well as possible penalties.

CSA Phase III

• Implementation of CSA Phase III during 2016 tofacilitate safety audits and interventions by FMCSAand the States using Sentri 2.1, the FMCSA’smobile client.

• Sentri 2.1 represents the next major step in the agency’s transformation initiative. • The software will combine the functionality from all of

FMCSA’s legacy Field systems and streamline theAgency’s workflow processes.

• By potentially combining roadside inspection,investigative, and enforcement functions into a singleinterface, Sentri will provide enforcement and field userswith easier access to carrier and driver information andwill help in their efforts to target unsafe carriers anddrivers.

National Registry

• The National Registry of Certified MedicalExaminers is a key piece of our efforts to makesure CMV drivers are medically fit.

• Since 2014, we have been requiring all medicalexaminers who perform physicals for driversand issue medical certificates to be trained onour medical qualification standards and listedon the Registry.

• As of Spring 2016, there are about 46,000certified medical examiners.

National Registry II

• We recently published the National Registry IIFinal Rule which speeds up the submission ofmedical information about CMV driver physicalsby providing it to FMCSA for transmission tothe State driver licensing agencies.• This Final Rule requires medical examiners to use

an updated form and gives them a 24-hourdeadline to report results of driver physicals. Theeffective date was June 2015 and the compliancedate is 2018.

• This new rule is the next significant step in ensuringthat only medically qualified drivers are on theroads.

Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

• Another key part of driver wellness is ensuringthat CMV drivers are sober and drug-free. In2014 we published a Notice of ProposedRulemaking to establish a Drug & AlcoholClearinghouse.• The NPRM would require commercial truck and bus

companies and those who manage testingprograms to report verified results into a nationwidedatabase.

• The comment period for the rule ended and we arenow developing a Final Rule for publication in 2016.

FAST Act Overview• Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or FAST Act. A

number of provisions and requirements apply to FMCSA,including:

• It includes a modest increase in authorization levels through 2020.

• The Act requires FMCSA to carry out a lengthy list of actions, including:• Rulemakings: 20• Reports to Congress: 14• Working Groups: 5• Studies: 4

• Partner with the National Academies of Science to study theCompliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) and the SafetyMeasurement System (SMS).

• Implement a Beyond Compliance program. We are holding [inearly 2016] listening sessions to obtain public suggestions onestablishing this program.

The Fast Act and Grants• The FAST Act makes significant changes to the way we

administer and award grants to the States, which makeup more than half our annual budget.

• Moving to consolidate our grants program from 10 to4—which will streamline the process, making theapplication process easier for our State partners.

• Beginning in FY 2017, MCSAP grants will beconsolidated into one formula-driven program that willallow for more efficient use of funds.

• Established a working group to recommend a newMCSAP allocation formula. That group held its firstmeeting on April 1.• Allows for multi-year plans and annual updates so that States

do not have to resubmit plans every year. • Requires full participation in PRISM program by October 2020

or States must demonstrate an alternative approach.

The Fast Act and Veteran Initiatives• The FAST Act also bolsters FMCSA’s efforts to serve our

veterans by helping them transition to careers intransportation as skilled commercial motor vehicle(CMV) drivers.• An FMCSA rule will provide military personnel with a time

extension to apply for a skills test waiver and also permitactive duty military personnel to apply and be tested for theircommercial learner’s permits and commercial driver’s licensein the State where they are stationed.

• FMCSA will establish a process that allows veteran operatorsto obtain their DOT medical certification exams from theirDepartment of Veterans Affairs physician.

• The CMV Operator Safety Training grant program will providegrant funds to commercial driver training schools that trainveterans to transition into civilian motor carrier careers.

• The FAST Act military pilot program will allow select militarypersonnel between 18-21 years of age to operate acommercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.

Conclusion

Thanks again for giving me the opportunity to speak.

And please remember: At the end of the day, it takes all of us working together to keep the motor carrier industry safe as it serves the

American people.