U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration The Evolution of the State Data Quality Program in FMCSA Technical Assistance

U.S. Department of Transportation

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

The Evolution of the State Data Quality Program in FMCSA

Technical Assistance to States

2007 Traffic Records ForumSt. Louis , MO

Presented by:

National Institute for Safety Research, Inc.

John McDonough

David Hetzel

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

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Training

Tools

Documentation

Data Systems

The Evolution: From Training to Tools

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MCMIS

Data

SNET

Manual

State

Manual

PAR

Extract

Logic

Data

Analysis

VIN

Decoder

State

Data

SNET

Help

State

Process

Training

Documentation

Data Systems

Tools



TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSE


ONE-DAY TRAINING CLASS AGENDA

►Less 1 - What is a Commercial Motor Vehicle?

►Less 2 - Motor Carrier Identification & Commercial Driver License (CDL)

►Less 3 - GVWR, Vehicle Configuration & Cargo Body Type

►Less 4 - Hazardous Materials

►Less 5 - Crash Events

►Train-the-Trainer Instruction and Materials


Training Audience

►Train-the-Officer / Train-the-Trainer

State and Local Police Agencies

Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement Officers

State Crash Data Base System Developers

Academy Trainers

CMV Enforcement Trainers

State and Local Police Trainers


CMV Crash Training Class Development

► The One-Day Comprehensive Train-the-Trainer Course has been presented to over 2,000 officers.

► Developed customized Train-the-Trainer materials for 21 States.

► NISR has conducted 38 Train-the-Trainer classes.

► NISR has been requested to teach additional classes in each of the last 2 years for a few States.

► 44 classes performed by State Trainers in California, Wisconsin, Colorado and Louisiana (only a partial list of states).


CMV Crash Training Classes Conducted

The One-Day Comprehensive Train-the-Trainer Course has been presented in:

State # Classes

• Arkansas 2

• Colorado 2

• Idaho 2

• Iowa 5

• Kansas 1

• Louisiana 4

• Michigan 4

• North Carolina 2

• West Virginia1

State # Classes

• Minnesota 1

• Nebraska 3

• New Hampshire 1

• Ohio 4

• Rhode Island 2

• Wisconsin 2

• Oklahoma 1

• California 1

• Mississippi **


Scheduled Classes for Remainder of 2007

• Maine – August 2007

• New Hampshire – August 2007

• Tennessee – August 2007 & October 2007

• Michigan – September 2007

• New Jersey – September 2007 (tentative)

• Hawaii - 2007 (unscheduled)

• Utah – 2007 (unscheduled)

U.S. Department of Transportation


State Crash Report Form Analysis

An Evaluation Compared to SAFETYNET Data Requirements and Definitions


State Crash Report Form Analysis

►Analyzed ALL current State Crash Reports and Truck/Bus Supplements with all elements maintained in the SAFETYNET Crash Module

►Providing suggestions for revisions to improve the collection of SAFETYNET crash data

►For those states that are currently revising their report/supplement, providing assistance in the form of a detailed comparison chart as well written recommendations


State Comparison Charts

Available soon in HTML format on A&I


SAFETYNET Manual

1.Rationale

2.Attributes

3.Coding Guidelines

4.Edit Checks


Attributes


Coding Guidelines


Edit/Consistency Checks


Ticket Book / Visor Cards


Web-based Training Resource on A&I Online

http://ai.volpe.dot.gov/DataQuality/CrashCollectionTraining/index.html


Carrier Phone

Interstate/Intrastate/Not In Commerce

Model Report Fields


Instructional Manual Text for Model Fields


California

►Worked with CHP on updates to the 555D and matching revisions to the CHP Collision Investigation Manual.

►Developed a custom training class based on the fields from the new 555D using the materials from the full-day training class.

►Prepared expanded resource materials:

• A photo and definition review of Vehicle Configuration and Cargo Body Type

• An example case using the new 555D

►Initial train-the-trainer held January 3, 2007 in Sacramento.

►As of June, the class has reached 591 officers in California in CHP and allied agencies.


Oklahoma

►Worked with Oklahoma on updates to their Traffic Collision Report and matching revisions to the Instruction Manual.

►Developed a custom training class using the materials from the full-day training class.

►Held training class in September 2006 for trainers from OHP and local law enforcement.

►Oklahoma DPS incorporated the class materials into the state-wide training on the new report form.

►Assisted DPS with developing the extraction logic to pass data from the state system to SAFETYNET.



MCMIS

Data

SNET

Manual

State

Manual

PAR

Extract

Logic

Data

Analysis

VIN

Decoder

State

Data

SNET

Help

State

Process

Training

Documentation

Data Systems

Tools

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• DATA QUALITY REVIEWS• Case Trends*• GVWR• Configuration• Cargo Body• Driver license Class*• Vehicle License State• Truck vs Bus*• Interstate vs Intrastate• Interstate by USDOT #• Reporting Agency (SP vs Other)

Data Quality & Analysis

Case Trend

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500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

2001 Cases 2002 Cases 2003 Cases 2004 Cases 2005 Cases 2006 Cases

Cases

Case Trend

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1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

2001 Cases 2002 Cases 2003 Cases 2004 Cases 2005 Cases 2006 Cases

Cases

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CDL Reported 2004 2005 2006

Blank Rate 49% 45% 44%

# States (0-50%) 24 21 23


STATE LICENSE CLASS CDL CLASS DESCRIPTION SAFETYNET

Alabama CDL Class AAllows you to operate vehicles which tow trailers or other vehicles with aGVWR over 10,000 pounds. A Class "A" license also allows you to operate Class B and C vehicles.

A

CDL Class B

Allows you to operate single vehicles with a GVWR of 26,001 lbs. or more OR a gross combination weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 lbs. or more, towing trailers/vehicles rated at 10,000 pounds GVWR or less. A Class "B" license also allows you to operate Class C vehicles.

B

CDL Class C

Allows you to operate vehicles under 26,001 lbs. GVWR; that are designed to transport 16 or more persons including the driver; or that carry 15 or less people (including the driver) transporting children to or from school and home regularly for compensation, or carry hazardous materials in amounts requiring placarding.

C

Learner's License Sixteen years old - Any person 16 years of age or older D

Class D Driver's License - Any person 16 years of age but under D

Class MD Motor Driven Cycle License - Fourteen and 15 year old - M

Class M Motorcycle License - Sixteen years old and older - M

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Number of Records: 2005

2515

6767

5300

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

Before First Pass Second Pass

Logic Changes: Trucks vs Buses

97.73%90.41% 87.76%

2.27%9.59% 12.24%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

100.00%

Before First Pass Second Pass

Buses

Trucks

Logic Changes: Trucks vs Buses

98.56% 93.93%88.73%

1.44% 6.07% 11.27%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

100.00%

Before First Second

Buses

Trucks

Number of Records: 2005

6,868

12,70113,847

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

Before First Second

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• Verify the VIN*• Batch process VINs• Verify the type of Truck/Bus*• Web based VIN decoder

Using the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)For Quality Control

Verify the Type of Truck / Bus

• Manufacturer• Country of Origin (ie: US, Canada, Mexico, etc)• Plant of manufacture• Model Year• Body Type descriptions• GVWR• Configuration(s)

Verify the VIN

Collection:How many are values vs. blank?

Validation: How many are length = 17 vs. not?

Correctness:How many are correct vs. incorrect?

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FMCSA web-based VIN Decoder

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State Coding:

VIN CONFIGURATION CARGO BODY GVWR

1FUYDZYB1PH494911 TRACTOR/SEMI-TRAILER LOGGING 3

1FUYDZYB1SH673314 SINGLE-UNIT TRUCK (2-AXLE, 6 T) VAN/ENCLOSED BOX 3

1FUYDZYB1TP882690 TRACTOR/SEMI-TRAILER VAN/ENCLOSED BOX 3

1FUYDZYB1VF752816 SINGLE-UNIT TRUCK (3+ AXLE) VAN/ENCLOSED BOX 3

VIN Decoder:

VIN: 1FUYDZYB1VF752816

MAKER: 1997 FREIGHTLINER TRUCK

MODEL: 6X4 TRUCK-TRACTOR/SET-BACK LONG CONVENTIONAL, HIGHWAY

GVWR: 3 (26,001 or more lbs)

CONFIGURATION: 8 (Truck Tractor), 9 (Tractor/Semi-Trailer), 10 (Tractor/Double), 11 (Tractor/Triples)

State Coding vs VIN Decoder

Note: If the vehicle is a 6x4, then it cannot be a SUT 2 axle. The 3+ Axle entry is confusion with Tractor/Semi-Trailer.

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Confusion over SUT 3 axles vs. Tractor-Trailers

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Info:Contact

NISR

State

Manual

SNET

Manual

PAR

John McDonough

[email protected]

State

Data

Extract

Logic

MCMIS

Data

David Hetzel

[email protected]

Data

Analysis

VIN

Decoder

SNET

Help

State

Process

Documents

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration The Evolution of the State Data Quality Program in FMCSA Technical Assistance