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Analysis of Benefits and Costs of Forward Collision Warning Systems for the Trucking Industry
Analysis of Benefits and Costs of Forward Collision Warning Systems for the Trucking Industry
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The goal of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) isto reduce the number
and severity of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes. Over the last several years, FMCSA
has collaborated with the trucking industry to test, evaluate, and encourage the deployment of
effective onboard safety systems for CMVs toenhance the safety of all roadway users.
The purpose of this document is to provide economic benefits, expected costs, and industry
returns on investment for forward collision warning systems described herein. Verification of the
costs and benefits of safety systems is critical for facilitating voluntary acceptance of these
systems within the motor carrier industry. To ensure deployment, systems must be cost-effective
investments that meet user needs. Confidence in onboard safetysystems’ ability to reduce
commercial-motor-vehicle-involved fatalities and injuries is a necessary precondition for
acceptance and adoption of these systems.
The benefit-cost analysis presented in this document covers financial metrics, such as return on
investment and payback periods, for the end-users of the onboard safety systems—commercial
motor carriers. This document intends to augment, rather than supersede, previous analyses that
have been focused on onboard safety systems.
The development of this analysis required the solicitation and collection of data sets from
multiple industry resources. This information collection is covered by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for ITS-related surveys,
questionnaires, and interviews defined in Section 5305, Title V, Subtitle C, paragraph (i) (2)
of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(SAFETEA-LU) of 2005, which states, “Any survey, questionnaire, or interview that the
Secretary considers necessary to carry out the evaluation of any test or program assessment
activity under this subchapter shall not be subject to chapter 35 of title 44.”
and severity of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes. Over the last several years, FMCSA
has collaborated with the trucking industry to test, evaluate, and encourage the deployment of
effective onboard safety systems for CMVs toenhance the safety of all roadway users.
The purpose of this document is to provide economic benefits, expected costs, and industry
returns on investment for forward collision warning systems described herein. Verification of the
costs and benefits of safety systems is critical for facilitating voluntary acceptance of these
systems within the motor carrier industry. To ensure deployment, systems must be cost-effective
investments that meet user needs. Confidence in onboard safetysystems’ ability to reduce
commercial-motor-vehicle-involved fatalities and injuries is a necessary precondition for
acceptance and adoption of these systems.
The benefit-cost analysis presented in this document covers financial metrics, such as return on
investment and payback periods, for the end-users of the onboard safety systems—commercial
motor carriers. This document intends to augment, rather than supersede, previous analyses that
have been focused on onboard safety systems.
The development of this analysis required the solicitation and collection of data sets from
multiple industry resources. This information collection is covered by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for ITS-related surveys,
questionnaires, and interviews defined in Section 5305, Title V, Subtitle C, paragraph (i) (2)
of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(SAFETEA-LU) of 2005, which states, “Any survey, questionnaire, or interview that the
Secretary considers necessary to carry out the evaluation of any test or program assessment
activity under this subchapter shall not be subject to chapter 35 of title 44.”
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