Expanding the Oregon Motor Carrier Safety Action Plan: Best Return on Investment

This study presents the results of an analysis on the impact of increased law enforcement on truck driver-at-fault crashes and identifies corridors that would make viable candidates for the Oregon MCSAP program. This was accomplished through a descriptive analysis of collected inspection data and Oregon crash data. Next, the safety performance of the program was determined by generating a safety performance function and estimated a crash modification factor. The safety performance analysis determined that the MCSAP program had a substantial impact on reducing truck driver-at-fault crashes. Using the crash modification factor, as well as estimates of the effects on law enforcement on truck driver-at-fault crash frequency, a benefit/cost analysis was conducted on several candidate corridors/segments. Three segments were identified as viable candidates for program expansion. Lastly, a survey was administered to law enforcement in Oregon to gauge their perception and willingness-to-adopt such a program in their jurisdiction. This report concludes by providing a comprehensive summary and specific recommendations.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Programs/ResearchDocuments/SPR832Final.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61714
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Oregon Department of Transportation

  Research Section
  555 13th Street NE
  Salem, OR  United States  97301
• Authors:
  • Hernandez, Salvador
  • 0000-0001-8160-5949
  • Anderson, Jason C
  • 0000-0001-9189-5345
  • Velasquez, Brianna
  • 0000-0002-4084-1168
  • Unnikrishnan, Avinash
  • 0000-0001-6737-0485
  • Jessup, Eric L
  • 0000-0001-7037-1825
• Publication Date: 2022-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 134p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash modification factors; Highway safety; Motor carriers; Return on investment; Traffic law enforcement; Truck crashes
• Geographic Terms: Oregon
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01846956
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-OR-RD-22-12
• Contract Numbers: SPR 832
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 25 2022 9:35AM