MEMBERSHIP:

TC - P. Thiffault (Chair)
QC - P. Gobeil (Vice-Chair)
TC - P. Boase/A. Chouinard
PE – G. Miner/T. Garrity
ON - L. Tasca
QC – E. Morasse
BC – G. Gilks
FMCSA – M. Walker
CBA – D. Haire
CTA – G. Woods
HSRT – J. Goss
Teamsters – P. Benson
MCC – B. Crow/D. Carroll
OBAC – J. Ritchie
PMTCC – B. Richards
PSAC – P. Delaney
CCMTA - V. Todd

RECORD OF DECISIONS REFERENCE:

CCMTA Board of Directors, February 28, 2008
Standing Committee on Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, October 2007
Research Task Force, December 2007

REPORTING TO:

Standing Committee on Road Safety Research and Policies
Standing Committee on Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
Standing Committee on Drivers and Vehicles

MANDATE:

1. Conduct an in-depth assessment of the human factors associated with commercial vehicle crashes (for drivers of both light and heavy vehicles) as well as of the most efficient interventions addressing these issues. This work mainly involves reviewing the scientific literature and making contacts with key stakeholders in the U.S. and abroad;
   
   
2. Investigate how human factors involved in commercial vehicle crashes are currently addressed by Federal and Provincial programs and regulations, as well as by voluntary initiatives within the motor carrier industry in Canada.  
   
   
3. Formulate a strategy for interventions addressing human factors for light and heavy vehicle drivers involved in commercial vehicle crashes. This strategy will consist of the best practices identified in item #1 but adapted to the Canadian situation, as reviewed in item #2. It is likely to include regulatory as well as non-regulatory processes.     

DEADLINES:

December 2010

STATUS:

Ongoing