CMV Summit Recap 2022

Thank you to those who attended, presented, and assisted in the planning of the 2022 Southeast CMV Safety Research Summit.

Photos from the event can be found here.

Recorded video sessions can be viewed here.

Program

Tuesday, May 17

8:00a - 9:00a

Registration, Exhibits, Continental Breakfast

9:00a - 9:30a

Welcome Remarks

Rhonda Stricklin, CMV Summit Coordinator, Alabama Transportation Institute
Russ Mumper, Vice President for Research & Economic Development, The University of Alabama
Mayor Walt Maddox, City of Tuscaloosa
Colonel Jimmy Helms, Director, Department of Public Safety, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Clinton Seymour, Alabama Division Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

9:30a - 10:30a

Opening Session: Future Direction of FMCSA

Robin Hutcheson, FMCSA Deputy Administrator (invited)
Jack Van Steenburg, FMCSA Executive Director and Chief Safety Officer
Darrell Ruban, FMCSA Associate Administrator, Office of Safety

10:30a - 10:45a

Break and Exhibits

10:45a - 12:00p

Plenary Session: Work Zone Safety

“Collaborative Efforts Toward Addressing Work Zone Safety,” Martha Kapitanov, FHWA Transportation Specialist, Work Zone Management Team
“North Carolina’s Approach for Reducing Crashes in Work Zones,” First Sergeant Kendell Jackson, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section, Greg Ferrara, Program Manager, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Resource Lab (COVERLAB), Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) at NC State University
“Enforcement and Interdiction Planning and Operational Models,” Colonel Leroy Taylor, FMCSA State Programs

12:00p - 1:15p

Lunch and Keynote Speakers: Automated Vehicle Technologies in CMVs

Greer Woodruff, SVP of Corporate Safety, Security, and Driver Personnel, JB Hunt (Industry Perspective)
Jeff Loftus, FMCSA Technology Division Chief (Government and Regulatory Perspective)

1:15p - 2:45p

Plenary Session: Successful University Partnerships Projects

“ALGO Traffic and the Tuscaloosa Regional Transportation Management Center,” Chris Sewell, ITS Operations Manager, ALDOT West Central Region
“Artificial Intelligence Methods for Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety,” Helmut Schneider, Executive Director of the Center for Analytics & Research in Transportation Safety (CARTS) at Louisiana State University and Supratik Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Louisiana State University
“Linking Bad Credentials to Safety Issues,” Andrew Martin, Senior Research Scientist, Kentucky Transportation Center at the University of Kentucky
“CMV Crash Analysis using the SAFETY Analytics Portal,” Jesse Norris, Senior Data Analyst, Center for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS) at The University of Alabama

2:45p - 3:15p

Break and Exhibits

3:15p - 4:45p

Research and Analysis Session

“FMCSA Priority Research and Overview/Status of the Large Truck Crash Causal Factors Study,” Tom Keane, FMCSA Associate Administrator for the Office of Research and Registration
“GRID Data Analytics and the “Stop the Threat” Traffic Enforcement Program: An Important Partnership in Crash Prevention,” Maj. Wayne Mobley, Motor Carrier Compliance Division, Georgia Department of Public Safety and Jeremy Pate, Director of Research Operations, Alabama Transportation Institute
“Next Generation Approaches to CMV Analytics,” Clinton Seymour, Alabama FMCSA Division Administrator and Jeremy Pate, Director of Research Operations, Alabama Transportation Institute

5:30p - 7:00p

Networking Reception at the Alabama Museum of Natural History, Smith Hall, The University of Alabama campus, About the Museum - Alabama Museum of Natural History (ua.edu)

Wednesday, May 18

7:30a - 8:30a

Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

8:30a - 9:45a

Plenary Session: Infrastructure Bill and Related New Grant Opportunities

Darrell Ruban, FMCSA Associate Administrator, Office of Safety and Tom Liberatore, FMCSA State Programs Chief

9:45a - 10:00a

Break and Exhibits

10:00a - 11:30a

Plenary Session: Combating Human Trafficking

“Prevention and Intervention of Human Trafficking through State Agencies and the Commercial Vehicle Industry,” Kylla Lanier, Deputy Director, Truckers Against Trafficking
“Human Trafficking Awareness Through State Commercial Driver License Programs,” Kayla Peeples, Georgia Dept of Driver Services, CDL Human Trafficking Outreach Coordinator
“Florida's Fight to End Human Trafficking,” Chief Jeffrey S. Dixon, Florida Highway Patrol, Office of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, FLHSMV

11:30a - 1:00p

Lunch and Keynote Speakers: High Level Overview of Transportation Institutes and Centers and their Impact

Allen Parrish, Executive Director, Alabama Transportation Institute at The University of Alabama
Brenda Lantz, Associate Director, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University
Greg Ferrara, Program Manager, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Resource Lab (COVERLAB), Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) at NC State University

1:00p - 2:30p

Concurrent Sessions

Interstate Licensing Programs and Electronic Inspections

“Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Basics,” Scott Morris, UCR Board of Directors Vice-Chair, Director, Utility Enforcement Division, Alabama Public Service Commission
“North American Standard Level VIII Electronic Inspection Basics,” Will Schaefer, Director of Safety Programs, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
“Level VIII Inspections: FMCSA Perspective and Actions,” Tom Keane, FMCSA Associate Administrator for the Office of Research and Registration
“Motor Carrier Perspective,” Tim Frazier, Vice President Safety & Compliance, Alabama Trucking Association

Interactive Panel on Getting Started on Data Projects and FMCSA Funding Opportunities for Partnering with Universities

“Developing a CMV Traffic Safety Dashboard for the NDHP,” Brenda Lantz, Associate Director, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University
Allen Parrish, Executive Director, Alabama Transportation Institute at The University of Alabama
Greg Ferrara, Program Manager, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Resource Lab (COVERLAB), Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) at NC State University
Paul Melander, Regional State Programs Manager, FMCSA

2:30p - 3:30p

Close-out Summary, Q&A and Closing Remarks

Darrell Ruban, FMCSA Associate Administrator, Office of Safety
Captain Tim Pullin, MCSAP Commander, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Allen Parrish, Executive Director, Alabama Transportation Institute at The University of Alabama
Tim Frazier, Vice President Safety & Compliance, Alabama Trucking Association