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                      -  Crash Causal Factors Program (CCFP) 
                      -  Program Design 
                      -  Heavy-Duty Truck Study 
                      -  MCSAP-Eligible Activities 
                      -  Definitions 
                      -  FAQs 

## Project Manager

Jenny GuarinoStatisticianFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SEWashington, DC20590United States

**Email:**CCFP@dot.gov**Business Hours:**9:00am-5:00pm ET, M-F

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# CCFP Heavy-Duty Truck Study

The Heavy-Duty Truck Study is the first phase of the Crash Causal Factors Program (CCFP). Leveraging existing State and local resources, this study collects and analyzes data on how driver, vehicle, motor carrier, and environmental factors contribute to fatal crashes involving heavy-duty trucks, sometimes called large trucks. Heavy-duty trucks, or Class 7/8 trucks, have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more. This includes truck-tractor semi-trailers, furniture trucks, garbage trucks, and cement trucks. The Heavy-Duty Truck Study focuses specifically on crashes that result in at least one fatality.

This data will enable States and local jurisdictions to develop data-backed safety policies and programs to reduce the number of crashes involving heavy-duty trucks. 

## Heavy-Duty Truck Study Scope

The Heavy-Duty Truck Study will collect a nationally representative sample of data on 2,000 fatal crashes involving heavy-duty trucks from about 30 participating States. Data will be collected over the course of two years, with a target start date of early 2026. 

After the data collection phase is complete, the data will be analyzed to identify crash trends and inform the creation of effective safety policies.

The study is designed to establish a strong, repeatable foundation for future phases of the CCFP. To set this foundation, a thorough preparatory phase will focus on understanding existing data collection efforts and creating the technical framework for collecting data from a diverse set of forms and processes. FMCSA will collect necessary information from States and local jurisdictions through an Information Collection Request (ICR). This information collection consists of four web-based surveys and will inform the Agency on what necessary study data is already being collected by the States.

## Timeline

*Timing approximate; schedule subject to change.*

 

#### **2023–2024 **

##### **Information Collection  **

FMCSA collects information from State and local jurisdictions about current post-crash data collection procedures. 

##### **Study Design**

In-scope States are identified for a nationally representative sample. FMCSA develops the analysis plan. 

 

#### **2024–2026 **

##### **Preparation for Data Collection**

FMCSA creates a CCFP database, implements data protection measures, and develops tools and training to support data collection. 

 

 

#### **2026–2028 **

##### **Study Execution **

Leveraging the work of State and local partners, FMCSA begins collecting data.   

##### **Analysis**

After two years of data collection, FMCSA begins analysis.

 

#### **2029 **

##### **Final Report**

The Heavy-Duty Truck Study final report is released.