{"product_id":"2940149036059","title":"A Preliminary Review of English Proficiency and Safe Commercial Vehicle Operation","description":"The mission of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) isto reduce crashes, \u003cbr\u003einjuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. FMCSA, an agency of more than 1,000 \u003cbr\u003eemployees, has offices in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. FMCSA’s \u003cbr\u003eprograms contribute to ensuring safety in motor carrier operations through enforcement of the \u003cbr\u003eFederal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), targeting of high-risk carriers and \u003cbr\u003ecommercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, improvements in safety information systems and \u003cbr\u003eCMV technologies, strengthening ofCMV equipment and operating standards, and efforts to \u003cbr\u003eincrease safety awareness. \u003cbr\u003e§391.11 of the FMCSR outlines the general qualifications for CMV drivers, including a \u003cbr\u003erequirement that they be proficient in English: \u003cbr\u003e…a person is qualified to drive a motor vehicle if he can read and speak the \u003cbr\u003eEnglish language sufficientlyto converse with the general public, to understand \u003cbr\u003ehighway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official \u003cbr\u003einquiries, and to make entries on reports and records … §391.11(b)(2) \u003cbr\u003eThe purpose of this report is topresent the results of a preliminary research study designed to \u003cbr\u003ereview English proficiency in relation to safeCMV operation. The study endeavored to learn: \u003cbr\u003e•  The tasks CMV drivers perform that require language comprehension in the interest of \u003cbr\u003esafety. \u003cbr\u003e•  The extent to which selected Federal and State enforcement personnel, motor carrier \u003cbr\u003eindustry groups, individual motor carriers and drivers, State driver licensing agencies and \u003cbr\u003ehighway departments, and highway safety advocacy groups believe that English language \u003cbr\u003eproficiency is necessary for the safe operation of trucks and buses by CMV drivers. \u003cbr\u003e•  How these stakeholders interpret the current FMCSA rule concerning English-language \u003cbr\u003eproficiency, and how they believe that a driver’s level of English proficiency could be \u003cbr\u003eassessed in the licensure and hiring processes,in the daily work environment, and during \u003cbr\u003eroadside inspections. \u003cbr\u003e•  Whether stakeholder groups believe that the English-language standard, as currently \u003cbr\u003ewritten, can be applied in a fair and uniform manner. \u003cbr\u003eThis study took a three-pronged approach of examining available data, observing commercial \u003cbr\u003emotor vehicle drivers during their regular schedules, and interviewing a wide range of \u003cbr\u003estakeholders.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067910242544,"sku":"2940149036059","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149036059_p0.jpg?v=1763711553","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149036059","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}