Driver Commuting Practices

Driver Commuting Practices.pdf

On May 24, 2018 (83 FR 24149) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), proposed a voluntary survey to inquire about driver commuting practices to fulfill Section 5515 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, 2015 (FAST Act), which requires FMCSA to conduct a study on the safety effects of motor carrier operator commutes exceeding 150 minutes.  The FMCSA Administrator is then required to submit a report to Congress containing the findings of the study.  There are no current or future planned regulations associated with this survey, nor does FMCSA plan to actively track driver commutes to obtain data.  The survey proposed within this Information Collection Request (ICR) is entirely voluntary, and would gather information on the prevalence of excessive (greater than 150 minutes) commuting of interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, including the number and percentage of drivers who commute; the distances traveled, time zones crossed, time spent commuting, and methods of transportation used; the impact of excessive commuting on safety and CMV driver fatigue; and the commuting practices of CMV drivers and policies of motor carriers.  Please send your comments by June 25, 2018.  OMB must receive your comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.