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Annual Report Fiscal Year 2005
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AnnualReportFiscal Year 2005
Michigan Truck Safety CommissionAnnual Report Fiscal Year 2005
October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005Pursuant to Public Act 348 of 1988
November 15, 2005
Prepared by theOffice of Highway Safety Planning
Michigan Department of State Police 4000 Collins Road, P. O. Box 30633
Lansing, Michigan 48909-8133
200 copies printed @ $4.95 each total of $990
Table of Contents
MTSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MTSC 2005 Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MTSC Strategic Plan 2005-2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Crash Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Michigan Center for Truck Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Training Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5“Let’s Share the Road” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Other Public Information & Education Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Future Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Public Act 348 of 1988: Establishment of the Truck Safety Fund and MTSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Truck Safety Fund: Statement of Changes in Fund Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Fiscal Year 2005 Annual Report
2005 MTSC Commissioners
John Theroux, ChairLansing Community College
Michael L. Prince, Vice-ChairMichigan Department ofState Police, Office ofHighway Safety Planning
Vincent J. BrennanMichigan TransportationCommission
Dr. Jacqueline A. El-SayedKettering University
Hon. Terri Lynn LandMichigan Secretary Of State
Robert E. McFarlandFoster, Swift, Collins &Smith, PC
James C. ParrinelloMichigan Joint Council Organizer, Teamsters JointCouncil #43
Captain Robert R. PowersMichigan Department ofState Police, Motor CarrierDivision
James A. Van ZoerenAlvan Motor Freight, Inc.
James H. WardlawPublicom, Inc.
David ZickGroup Associates, Inc.
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Introduction
The Michigan Truck Safety Commission(MTSC) is unique. It is the onlyorganization in the nation dedicated tocommercial truck driver education andsupported solely by the industry it serves.What was born of modest beginningshas grown to become a renowned safetyadvocate for the state’s trucking industry.An eleven-member Commission meetsbimonthly.
Funding is provided by the Truck SafetyFund, established by Public Act 348 of1988, and administered by the Officeof Highway Safety Planning (OHSP), adivision of the Michigan Departmentof State Police.
Portions of the Fund are used to supporttruck driver safety education programsand various enforcement activities.Educational programs are administeredby the Michigan Center for Truck Safety(MCTS), which has offices in Lansingand Escanaba. Enforcement activities arecarried out by the Michigan State Police,Motor Carrier Division.
Mission Statement
“To improve truck safety by providingMichigan’s trucking industry and thecitizens of Michigan with effectiveeducational programs, and byaddressing significant truck safetyissues.”
Strategic Plan
The development of a statewideand comprehensive strategic highwaysafety plan was commissioned by theGovernor’s Traffic Safety AdvisoryCommission (GTSAC) in October 2004.The GTSAC consists of the Governor(or a designee), the directors (or theirdesignees) of the Departments ofCommunity Health, Education, State,State Police, and Transportation, OHSP,the Office of Services to the Aging,and three local representatives fromthe county, city, and township level.
The GTSAC formed a comprehensiveworking group representing a crosssection of the traffic safety community.The identified twelve emphasis areas,including commercial vehicle safety.The MTSC has been identified as theentity to address commercial vehiclesafety issues and also serve as the“Action Team” to address those issueswithin the GTSAC. Consequently, thisplan serves as both the MTSC StrategicPlan and as the Action Plan for theCommercial Vehicle Safety ActionTeam of the GTSAC.
Development of the strategic plan,issues, and strategies from the nationaland state agenda were carried forwardinto the Michigan plan, as well as otherissues and strategies not mentioned inthe national plan.
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Crash Profile
The following commercial motorvehicle (CMV) crash informationshows general trends from2000-2004. Since 2000, therehave been positive gains madein all aspects of CMV crasheseven as the number of CMVsand drivers has increased duringthis same time period. This isdue, in part, to increased focuson educational programs andenforcement activities.
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2000-2004 Commercial Motor Vehicle CrashesCMV crashes have decreased over 19% since 2000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10.000
5,000
0
20,812
2000 2001
18,281
2002
17,471
2003
16,518
2004
16,696
2000-2004 Commercial Motor Vehicle Injury CrashesCMV injury crashes have decreased 24% since 2000
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
4,001
2000 2001
3,206
2002
3,258
2003
3,031
2004
3,040
2000-2004 Commercial Motor Vehicle Fatal CrashesCMV fatal crashes have decreased 20% since 2000
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
152
2000 2001
122
2002
132
2003
111
2004
121
2000-2004 Commercial Motor Vehicle FatalitiesCMV fatal crashes have decreased 24% since 2000
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
171
2000 2001
129
2002
151
2003
122
2004
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2000-2004 Registered Commercial Motor Vehicles
2,000,000
1,800,000
1,600,000
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
1,735,474
2000 2001
1,750,030
2002
1,749,279
2003
1,739,553
2004
1,692,464
2000-2004 Commercial Driver LicensesCDLs have increased 7% since 2000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
271,218
279,868
285,569
288,335
292,270
2000-2004 CMV VMTCMV VMTs have increased 7.5% since 2000
8,000,000,000
7,000,000,000
6,000,000,000
5,000,000,000
4,000,000,000
3,000,000,000
2,000,000,000
1,000,000,000
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2001-2004 Fatalities per 100 Million VMTThere has been no consistent change in fatalities per 100 Million VMT since 2001
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
.50
0
1.80
2001 2002
2.19
2003
1.77
2004
1.85
The Michigan Center for Truck Safety (MCTS)is responsible for the day-to-day operationof educational programs sponsored by theMTSC. The Center is funded through a grantto the Michigan Trucking Association (MTA)Education Center, Inc.
The Center serves as a focal point for truckdriver training and educational programs.The Lansing staff consists of a projectdirector, safety specialist, communicationsdirector, management specialist, clericalassistant, and information associate. TheLansing facility includes administrative offices,storage, and a conference/training room. TheUpper Peninsula office in Escanaba consistsof a safety specialist and managementspecialist. Training programs and safetyreviews are conducted virtually every day.Facilities are used for training programdevelopment and delivery and meetings.
Training
In conjunction with the MTA, the Centerhosted the third annual Michigan TruckExhibition and Safety Symposium in February2005. Approximately 250 people attendedsessions taught by Center staff and otherindustry representatives and the Center’sMobile Classroom was on display. FMCSAMidwest Field Administrator Doug Sawinpresented the Center’s “Partner in Safety”awards at the MTA Safety Awards Banquet
during the event. Four people andorganizations were cited for their contributions to MCTS and truck safety in general:
z General Motors Corporation For its financial contribution toward the Izzo/Mariucci PSAs
z Eaton CorporationFor its donation of time, staff and facilities for special Center meetings
z Pat Barron, President/Owner, A.M. Express, Inc.For coming to the Lower Peninsulatwice to share his personal experiencewith Center guests and how it resultedin an improved safety rating, lowerinsurance rates, and an increasedbottom line
z Dr. Thomas O. ReelAcknowledging his 38 years of traffic
safety experience, including his timeworking as a Professional DriverCoaching Consultant for the Center
MCTS continued to partner with EatonCorporation to operate the Michigan Centerfor Decision Driving (MCDD) in Marshall,Michigan. MCDD provides hands-on,advanced truck driver training using thefacility’s skid pad and classroom. The Centercontracts with the Eaton Corporation on aper-student basis for training and the facility’suse. During this fiscal year, 2,228 drivers
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completed the program at the Marshallfacility, which is a 4 percent drop from 2,318for FY04. In FY05, 230 were from out-of-state, or just over 10 percent, while 675 werefrom out-of-state in FY04 or 29 percent.
The Center runs the Upper PeninsulaDecision Driving Course (skid pad/classroom)at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds inEscanaba. This year, 134 drivers completedthe program. This is a 23 percent increasefrom 103 drivers for FY04.
The Center’s mobile classroom, a tractor-trailer converted into a classroom, provideson-site training for trucking companies. Themobile classroom can accommodate twenty-two students, and training is provided on avariety of safety topics, including:
z Hours of ServiceFMCSA guidelines covering 11, 14, 60and 70 hour rules, sleeper berthlogging, hours of service recap, adversedriving, etc.
z Vehicle InspectionFMCSA rules for pre- and post-tripinspections, proper paperwork anddiscussion of annual inspections
z Air BrakesUsing the Commercial Driver LicenseManual as a guide, discussion onunderstanding, inspecting and testingthe system for defects
z Operation LifesaverCertificate of attendance for railroadcrossing awareness presented by acertified Michigan Operation Lifesaverpresenter
z Following and Stopping Distances
Uses formulas developed by theNational Safety Council and LibertyMutual Insurance
z Skid Control and RecoveryHow vehicle skids begin and how tocontrol and recover from them usingnew, innovative methods
z Downhill BrakingDiscussion of proper downhill brakingmethods
z Hazard PerceptionDefensive driving techniques for the professional driver
z Winter DrivingBeing mentally ready for the changeahead and a look at different drivingmethods
z Seat BeltsState law (MVC 257.710(a)) and federalregulations (393.93) pertaining to seatbelt use, requirements and exemptions
z BackingDiscussion to improve awarenessof the most dangerous maneuver inprofessional driving
z Hazardous Materials IFMCSA rules on Hazmat 126F,required every three years
z The National Safety Council’sProfessional Truck Driver Course
z Cargo SecurementOverview of the revised cargo securement rules found in section 393.100 - 393.136 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
The total drivers trained in the mobile
classroom for FY05 was 545. This is an 18percent decrease from 661 in FY04.
The Center’s Professional Driver Coachingprogram (formally known as DriverPerformance Measurement or DPM) is a one-on-one driver assessment performed on apredetermined route. In FY05, 573 driverscompleted PDC courses, which is a 50 percentincrease from 277 in FY04. Included in thosenumbers are 121 students from Baker Collegeand the Kent County Road Commission whoparticipated in the DPM Step 2 program.Additionally, Consumers Energy ran twelveobservers through the Train-the-Trainerprogram, and intends to run 3,000 driversthrough PDC over a three-year period.
MCTS management specialists providecompliance training and safety reviewsto company safety directors and othermanagement personnel. This year,management training was held for 825managers and safety personnel. With anupdate in training reporting methods forFY05, categories previously from the generalcompliance training are now consideredmanagement training, resulting in a 92percent increase from FY04.
MCTS provided general compliance and safetyeducation training for 4,019 people in FY05, adecrease of 55 percent, due to the newtraining reporting procedures referencedabove in the management training.Additionally, the Center worked with U.S. DOTFMCSA and the Michigan Department ofState Police, Motor Carrier Division, to providematerials for the new entrant program, alongwith training seminars for new entrants.
Motor carriers applying for a U.S. DOT numberto operate in interstate commerce or forinterstate operating authority are beinginstructed by FMCSA that they will be visitedwithin eighteen months of their application byfederal inspectors to assess the carrier’s levelof compliance with the rules and regulations.FMCSA is then referring these carriers to theCenter for additional assistance.
The Truck Safety Hot Line assists callers withanswers to questions about safety, education,programs, and motor carrier rules andregulations. From October 2004 to August2005 (September calls were not yet availableas of this report), 12,230 calls were receivedon the hot line for an average over 1,100 permonth. This is expected to be fairly similar toFY04 call numbers, but a final comparison willnot be available until the Center has receivedthe September FY05 statistics.
The three-day Periodic Inspection TrainingCourse provides training for maintenancestaff, enabling them to meet federalrequirements for performing periodicinspections. During FY05, ninety peoplecompleted the training. This is an 11 percentincrease from 80 in FY04.
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Center staff trained 191 drivers in the NationalSafety Council’s Professional Truck Driverprogram this year, a 21 percent increase from151 in FY04. The on-line fatigue program wasupdated this fiscal year, and sixty-seven peoplecompleted either the on-line program orclassroom training, a 26 percent decrease fromninety-one in FY04. There was no classroomfatigue training in FY04.
Five drivers earned the Center’s Home Run forSafety Award in FY05. This award is given toindividuals or companies that complete theCenter’s core programs. For drivers, thatincludes Professional Driver Coaching, theNational Safety Council’s Professional TruckDriver program, either of the decision drivingcourses and fatigue management. Forcompanies, the safety managementcomponent is also required. These are the firstfive drivers to complete the curriculum.
Two inspection videos/CDs/DVDs remainavailable for Michigan trucking companies(there is a charge for out-of-state orders).
The eighth edition of the Truck Driver’sGuidebook was revised in FY05. More than26,000 copies were distributed this past fiscalyear, and it is available on the Center’s website as well.
Center staff and a group of stakeholdersresearched the potential of incorporatingsimulator training into the curriculum.A white paper was presented to theCommission at the September 2004 meeting and an industry interest survey wasconducted in August 2005. A final decisionon this project is expected in FY06.
The training database was modified in FY05to better track users of Center programs.
As a new initiative, the Center startedmeeting with association and insurancerepresentatives to promote its programs, andto target companies that are using trucks intheir businesses. The Center met with eightassociations in FY05, and is actively workingwith Auto-Owners Insurance Company, GreatWest Casualty, and Accident Fund InsuranceCompany of America. Twelve loss preventionconsultants from the Accident Fund wentthrough the MCDD and gave it highrecommendations. Mauck InsuranceCompany in the U.P. partnered with theCenter in September to promote MCTSprograms to its clients.
In February, the Commission approvedfunding for a Southeast Michigan consultant.This consultant is working in the metroDetroit area promoting and marketing theCenter’s programs. This has opened the doorsof those organizations with union employees.
Finally, the Center provides national andindustry perspectives to the Commission fortruck driver training concerns and needs bymaintaining contact with a variety of nationalmotor carrier safety organizations. Frequentcontact is made with the U.S. Department ofTransportation’s Federal Motor Carrier SafetyAdministration, the Commercial Vehicle SafetyAlliance, the American Trucking Associations(ATA), and The North American TransportationManagement Institute. On a statewide basis,the Center has also been working with theNetwork of Employers for Traffic Safety,GTSAC, and traffic safety associations.
“Let‘s Share the Road”
This year, the Center’s print public serviceannouncement (PSA) on blind spots continuedto be used in newspapers throughout thestate including papers in: Holland, Belleville,Westland, Houghton, Troy, Redford, Plymouth,Canton Twp., Farmington, Southfield, Oxford,Lake Orion, Birmingham, Lincoln Park,Southgate, West Bloomfield, Clarkston,Livonia, Garden City, and Shepherd.
The Holland Sentinel has especially used thePSA (fifty-nine times in FY05) in its publication.These print PSAs were last released in FY03.
A December press release on truck safety andwinter driving was printed in nineteen differentnewspapers in the following cities: Dowagiac,Royal Oak, Berkley, Clawson, Middleville,Ferndale, Coldwater, Hastings, Sandusky,Ithaca, Decatur, Lincoln Park. Union City, WhitePigeon, Harbor Beach, Shepherd, Jackson,Pontiac, and Marion.
A Memorial Day weekend blind spot promotionyielded print coverage in Bad Axe, WhitePigeon, Parma, Shepherd, and Harbor Beach,as well as coverage from six television stations:
z Channel 11 (CBS), ToledoFive live shots in the morning, then taped story for airing throughout the day/evening
z Channel 53 (ABC), LansingTaped story for use on 6:00 p.m. news
z Fox 2 (FOX), Detroit7:45 a.m. live shot
z Channel 12 (ABC), FlintTaped story for use at 12 noon and 6:00 p.m.
z Channel 25 (NBC), Clio (Flint/Saginaw)Taped story for use at 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. news
z Channel 6 (CBS), LansingTaped story for use at 6:00 p.m. news
The Center was either the focus of or mentionedin articles for Landline magazine for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, theMichigan NETS newsletter, the CommunityAdvisor in Marshall, the Daily Press in Escanaba(once for a safety program and another timewith a front page story about two U.P. driverswho earned the Home Run for Safety award),and the Business Review Lansing/Jackson.
TV and radio PSAs featuring Michigan StateUniversity Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Izzoand Detroit Lion’s Coach Steve Mariucci werecompleted in FY05 and released across thestate. Two different spots were released, onenoting the blind spots around large trucks andthe second discussing stopping distances forcommercial vehicles. Paid radio advertising waspurchased from the Michigan Radio Networkin July, getting a total of 1,100 messages onthe air (not including the Detroit market), andindividual reports have been coming in that thetelevision spots are airing around the state.
Work continued on the “Let’s Share the Road”program for high school driver educationstudents. Center staff attended the MichiganDriver & Traffic Safety Education Association’s(MDTSEA) annual conference, where theproject director was a speaker. The Centeralso advertised in the MDTSEA newsletterand networked with association membersto distribute the educational videos/CD andbrochures. A new brochure was developed inFY05, and more than 4,000 copies of the
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booklet were ordered at the MDTSEAconference alone. Center staff also workedclosely with the Department of State and OHSPon young driver programs.
The Michigan Trucking Association’s Road Teamtraveled the state as goodwill ambassadorsfor the trucking industry, speaking beforeeducational groups on truck-related issues.This mission of the Road Team is to fostersafety on Michigan highways and to explainthe responsibilities of car drivers with respect tolarge trucks. Over 800 students learned carand truck safety in seventeen school districtsand private driving classes around the state inFY05. In addition to visiting schools, teammembers participated in several events:
z National Share the Road campaign in affiliation with American Trucking Associations
z Speaking to television channels in Flint, Clio and Toledo, OH during live broadcasts regarding car and truck safety during the Memorial Day holiday weekend
z Participating in Scientific Brake’s annual trade show
The Road Team now has six active drivers,all of whom volunteer their time and drivingtalents with the support of their respectiveemployers. They are Tim Bean, R. Bean &Son, Howard City; Mark Cotter, Con-WayCentral Express, Mason; Mike Diegel, CausleyTrucking, Saginaw; David Gulock, CassensTransport, Warren; Ronald Looks, Con-WayCentral Express, Cadillac; and David Scott,Con-Way Central Express, Romulus.
The Center continuedto provide the seniorvideo and bookletsto AARP, and GMcontinued to partnerwith the Center forits Safe Driver program,utilizing Centermaterials on sharing theroad with trucks,including both the highschool driver educationand senior modules.The senior video/brochure was developedin FY2000 to addressthe concerns olderdrivers have around bigtrucks.
Other Programs
The Center initiated a new “Are you TruckSMART?” program, serving the truckingindustry, as well as the motoring public andinsurance partners. For industry: Are youTruck SMART? (Safety Management andResource Training). For this program, theCenter wanted to promote its educationalprograms to industry, which included anycompany or driver that utilized a truck intheir business. Reports from the FederalMotor Carrier Safety Administration showthat companies in compliance with the rulesand regulations are safer.
Studies also show that 95 percent of allaccidents are the result of driver error, so theCenter is promoting driver performance andthe “Home Run for Safety” curriculumthrough this program. For the public: Areyou Truck SMART? (Safe Motoring andResponsible Transportation). Since studiesshow that 75 percent of the time, in fatalcar/truck crashes, the car driver is at fault,and 35 percent of those crashes occur inthe blind spots, the Center is using theTruck SMART program to promote sharingthe road to car drivers.
Promotional items featuring a Truck SMARTmessage were distributed to the public atevents including the Ionia Free Fair andUpper Peninsula State Fair (see sample 1),where drivers were given the “Share theRoad” message and allowed to sit in a truckand view the blind spots. Auto-OwnersInsurance also included public truck safety
tips in its billing to all of its policy holders(see sample 2). For the insurance industry,the Center’s goal is to partner with insurancecompanies to promote MCTS’s safetyprograms (see sample 3) to their truckingclients.
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Sample 3
Sample 1
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Other Programs
The Center initiated a new “Are you TruckSMART?” program, serving the truckingindustry, as well as the motoring public andinsurance partners. For industry: Are youTruck SMART? (Safety Management andResource Training). For this program, theCenter wanted to promote its educationalprograms to industry, which included anycompany or driver that utilized a truck intheir business. Reports from the FederalMotor Carrier Safety Administration showthat companies in compliance with the rulesand regulations are safer.
Studies also show that 95 percent of allaccidents are the result of driver error, so theCenter is promoting driver performance andthe “Home Run for Safety” curriculumthrough this program. For the public: Areyou Truck SMART? (Safe Motoring andResponsible Transportation). Since studiesshow that 75 percent of the time, in fatalcar/truck crashes, the car driver is at fault,and 35 percent of those crashes occur inthe blind spots, the Center is using theTruck SMART program to promote sharingthe road to car drivers.
Promotional items featuring a Truck SMARTmessage were distributed to the public atevents including the Ionia Free Fair andUpper Peninsula State Fair (see sample 1),where drivers were given the “Share theRoad” message and allowed to sit in a truckand view the blind spots. Auto-OwnersInsurance also included public truck safety
tips in its billing to all of its policy holders(see sample 2). For the insurance industry,the Center’s goal is to partner with insurancecompanies to promote MCTS’s safetyprograms (see sample 3) to their truckingclients.
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Sample 3
Sample 1
Sample 2
Training Programs for FY05*actual MTU training included in other categories
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
134
UPDDC NSC-DDC
191
PDC
573
PIT
90
Safety Mgt
825
Fatigue
67
MTU*
545
General Compliance TrainingNOTE: FY05 decrease due to training divided into other categories
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
2513
FY2001 FY2002
2629
FY2003
7499
FY2004
8256
FY2005
4231
MCDD FY05
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
307
Oct
243
Nov
176
Dec
183
Jan
144
Feb
269
Mar
150
Apr
144
May
154
Jun
148
Jul
144
Aug
166
Sep
Hot Line Calls FY05
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
1103
Oct
1089
Nov
852
Dec
671
Jan
1416
Feb
1149
Mar
1483
Apr
1272
May
1278
Jun
865
Jul
1162
Aug
1,112
Sep
The Commission approvedthe U.S. Army Reserve’s 180thTransport Company sendingsoldiers through MCDD atno cost. A group of sixteenattended in August, and a videonews release was developed anddistributed to stations aroundthe state.
The Center newsletter continuedto be published and distributedto almost 11,000 companies andindividuals quarterly and is alsoposted on the web site.
Center staff regularly update theweb site. People can register forclasses, order training materials,or ask compliance questions onthe web site, and download theTruck Driver’s Guidebook anddescriptions of all the programs.
The Center continues topromote its Home Run for Safetyprogram, which is an overviewof all of MCTS’s courses.
ComplianceThis year’s grantwith the Michigan StatePolice, Motor CarrierDivision, had two SpecialTransportation EnforcementTeam (STET) objectives. The first objective wasthe standard STET operation mandated by theMTSC statute. The second objective was STETovertime operations which included variousweekend and holiday overtime enforcementactivities. Part of the grant requires eachdistrict commander to develop appropriateevaluation tools for STET operations.
The Division also issued press releases, one inthe spring and a second in the fall, explainingwhat STET operations are and how they areimportant to highway safety. These releasesare part of the Division’s outreach efforts.Several media inquiries and stories resultedfrom the press releases.
Education
The Division continuesto produce andpublish the CMVEnforcement Quarterlydistributed to lawenforcement agencies,prosecutors’ offices,and district courtmagistrates. The Quarterly is distributedelectronically through a listserv operated byMCD. It is also placed on MCD’s web site.
A survey regarding the Quarterly wasconducted during the fourth quarter of thegrant year. MCD/HQ received 11 responses.
The Division also purchased and distributed219 copies of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSR) to each countyprosecutor and district court magistrate. Accessto a current FMCSR has been a problem inlocal courts.
MCD included a survey with the FMCSR.Of those responding to the survey, a totalof 27 prosecutors indicated that they wouldlike to receive the FMCSR on an annual basis;four said they would not. Of thoseresponding, 45 court magistrates said thatthey would like to receive the FMCSR onan annual basis; there were three responsesthat they would not. There were a total of79 responses to the survey, a response rateof 36%.
Additional Objectives
This year’s grant also provided funding topurchase prizes for the annual “Award forExcellence in Commercial Vehicle Safety,”sponsored by the Michigan Association ofChiefs of Police (MACP).
The prizes were presented at MACP’s Mid-Winter Conference in Grand Rapids in February2005. The award was broken down intocategories by agency size, with separatecategories for sheriff offices and MSP posts.The following are the names of the agenciesreceiving awards.
The winning agencies for the 2005 awardare:
z Class I (1-10 officers)Pinckney Police Department (three years running)
z Class II (11-35 officers)Huron Township Police Department
z Class III (36+ officers)Dearborn Police Department
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Future MTSC Activities
As the Commission approaches FY06, severalnew activities are planned:
z The MTSC will closely follow andmonitor activities in the Strategic Plan.
z A Commercial Motor Vehicle safetybelt direct observation survey will beconducted in 2006.
z The Center will continue to look attechnology for new training programs.
z The Center will partner with the SlowDown to Get Around coalition toproduce a local 30-second PSA todemonstrate safety issues when drivingaround refuse vehicles and garbage trucks.
z E-learning capabilities will be exploredin FY06.
z The Center has been accepted fora presentation and paper entitled“Successful Truck Driver Training Development Using Driver Performance”at the Truck and Bus Safety and SecuritySymposium, November 14-16, 2005, inAlexandria, Virginia.
z The Center intends to increasemarketing of the MCTS and its servicesfor FY06.
z The Center will seek new partnershipsto promote Truck SMART campaigns.
Regular Holiday/STETs Sunday STETs Total
Appendix — STET StatisticsFiscal Year 2005 Truck Safety Grant
Safety Inspections 3,072 468 3,540
Verbal Warnings 2,880 237 3,117
Total Vehicle Stops 8,221 751 8,972
Total Citations 5,376 613 5,989
Speeding 2,992 354 3,346
Moving Traffic 272 19 291
Seat Belt 1,245 138 1,383
CDL 185 17 202
Illegal Parking 143 3 146
Log Book 539 82 621
Establishment of the Truck Safety Fund and Michigan Truck SafetyCommission
Public Act 348 of 1988Section 247.675 of the Michigan Compiled Laws
Sec. 25.
(1) The truck safety fund is established andshall be maintained in the State Treasury. Thetruck safety fund shall be administered by theOffice of Highway Safety Planning within theDepartment of State Police.
(2) The Michigan Truck Safety Commission isestablished in the Office of Highway SafetyPlanning within the Department of StatePolice. The commission shall control theexpenditures of the truck safety fund. Thecommission shall consist of the followingmembers:
(a) A member of the State TransportationCommission, or his or her authorizedrepresentative who is a member of theState Transportation Commission.
(b) The director of the Office of HighwaySafety Planning, within the Department ofState Police.
(c) The Secretary of State.
(d) The commanding officer of the MotorCarrier Division within the Department ofState Police.
(e) Seven individuals appointed by thegovernor with the advice and consent ofthe senate as follows:
(i) One individual representing Michigancommunity colleges.
(ii) One individual representing 4-yearcolleges or universities.
(iii) One individual representing theMichigan Trucking Association.
(iv) One individual representing privatemotor carriers.
(v) One individual representing organizedlabor.
(vi) Two individuals representing thegeneral public.
(3) The appointed members of the MichiganTruck Safety Commission shall be appointedfor 2-year terms. The chairperson of theMichigan Truck Safety Commission shall beelected by a majority of the members servingon the Michigan Truck Safety Commission. Avacancy shall be filled for the balance of theunexpired term in the same manner as theoriginal appointment. The business which theMichigan Truck Safety Commission shallperform shall be conducted at a quarterlymeeting held in compliance with the OpenMeetings Act, Act No. 267 of the Public Actsof 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 ofthe Michigan Compiled Laws. Public noticeof the meeting shall be given in the mannerrequired under Act No. 267 of 1976. Amajority of the commission members servingshall be required to constitute a quorum.
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(4) The truck safety fund shall be expendedin the following order of priority and in thefollowing manner:
(a) Not more than 5 percent but not morethan $100,000.00 of the money deposited inthe truck safety fund shall be expended forthe fund’s administrative expenses. The Officeof Highway Safety Planning may employ notmore than two persons to assist in theadministration of the fund.
(b) Not less than 30%, but not less than$1,000,000.00 of the balance of themoney deposited in the truck safety fundshall be expended for the followingpurposes:
(i) Establishing truck driver safetyeducation programs.
(ii) Encouraging, coordinating, andadministering grants for research anddemonstration projects to develop theapplication of new ideas and conceptsin truck driver safety education asapplied to state, as opposed tonationwide, problems.
(iii) Applying for, receiving, andaccepting any grant, gift, contribution,loan, or other assistance in the form ofmoney, property, labor, and any otherform from a public or private source forthe enhancement of truck driver safetyeducation, including matching fundsand other assistance from an agencyor instrumentality of the United Statesand doing each thing as is necessary toapply for, receive, and administer thatassistance in accordance with the lawsof this state.
(c) Not less than $750,000.00 of thebalance of the money deposited in thetruck safety fund shall be expended forthe establishment of special transportationenforcement team operations within themotor carrier division of the departmentof state police and any expenses incurredby the special transportation enforcementteam including, but not limited to, requiredequipment. The motor carrier division ofthe department of state police shall submitan annual report of the activities of thespecial transportation enforcement teamoperations and expenditures of the fundfor those operations provided by thissubdivision.
(d) The balance of the money depositedin the truck safety fund, if any, shall beexpended for the following purposes:
(i) Investigating, performing datacollection and analysis, and makingrecommendations on truck accidentswithin this state.
(ii) Investigating and makingrecommendations on the truck safetyenforcement procedures of local lawenforcement agencies.
(iii) Performing other functionsconsidered necessary by the MichiganTruck Safety Commission for theenhancement of truck and truck driversafety within this state.
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(5) The commission shall make an annualreport to the chairpersons of the housetransportation and senate state affairs,tourism, and transportation committees onthe status of the fund. The report shall besubmitted within forty-five days after theend of the fiscal year and shall includethe year and balance of the fund and thedisbursements made from the fund duringthe previous fiscal year.
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Truck Safety Fund
Statement of Changes in Fund BalanceFor the Period Ended September 30, 2005
Year Ended Year Ended9/30/04 9/30/05
RevenuesTruck Registration Fees $1,920,488 $1,982,550Variable Interstate Fees 798,434 566,338
Total $2,718,922 $2,548,888
ExpendituresEducation Programs $1,156,886 $1,367,988Enforcement 907,400 931,226Research 72,963 0Administration 85,561 60,560
Total $2,222,810 $2,359,774
Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures $496,113 $189,114
Beginning Fund Balance
Total $1,664,495 $2,160,607
Fund Balance Reduction (see note B) 307,922
Ending Fund Balance
Total $2,160,607 $2,041,799
NOTE A: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Method of Accounting — The Truck Safety Fund is recorded using the modified accrual basis of accounting. Fundrevenues are recorded when they are collected. Fund expenditures are recorded in the year expended.
The State of Michigan year-end close takes place after the report date. This may cause a variance with reported costs.The prior year totals have been revised in this report to reflect final year-end amounts.
NOTE B: Reduction of Fund Balance (carryforward)
In 2005, the State of Michigan was required to pay a settlement resulting from a lawsuit brought by two truckingcompanies. The lawsuit claimed that the State overcharged the company for interstate registration fees. A portion of thesuit was paid from the fund balance of the Truck Safety Fund, which is comprised partially of fees from these companies.
Funding Sources for the Truck Safety Fund
Fifteen dollars of the registration feecollected by the Michigan Department ofState on most large trucks (Public Act 346of 1988, Section 257.801 of the MichiganCompiled Laws)
Interstate registration fees collected by theMichigan Department of Labor & EconomicGrowth (Public Act 347 of 1988, Section478.7 of the Michigan Compiled Laws)
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