Welcome to Colorado: Colonel Matthew Packard, Chief, Colorado State Patrol

Decriminalization of Marijuana and its Impact on Drivers

• Washington Perspective (PDF, 2413K)
  • Darrin Grondel, Director, Washington Traffic Safety Commission
• Colorado Perspective (PDF, 830K)
  • Glenn Davis, Highway Safety Manager, Colorado DOT
• University Research (PDF, 1028K)
  • Nic Ward, Professor, Montana State University

• Under 21 Military Pilot Program
• Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
• Entry Level Driver Training
• National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
• U.S. Custom Harvesters
• Employer Notification System
  • Nikki McDavid, FMCSA Division Chief, CDL Division

• Kevin Lewis, Director, Driver Programs, AAMVA

• National Center for State Courts
  • Court Process and Performance for Conviction Reporting and Using Technology to Improve CDL Processes
    • Kathryn Holt, Senior Court Research Analyst
  • CDL Education: What Judges and Court Staff Need to Know
    • Margaret Allen, Director of National Programs

• Jeanine Howard, Staff Attorney

• Officers use the same public safety system that provides the following standard functions: automated citation, computer aided dispatch, NLETS checks, and CDL verification checks. Enforcement also uses automated ramp screening to identify highest risk CMV's.
  • Dennis Hult, Chief, MCS Operations Bureau
  • Russ Christoferson, Major, MCS Enforcement Bureau

• Innovative technology that allows the driver to submit the MEC and/or to secure the MVR electronically. Commercial drivers now can ensure that their driver record is accurate and up-to-date without being in the State of Colorado.
  • Crystal Soderman, Traffic Records Manager, Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles, Driver Control Section

• mCDL is a tablet computer-based system designed for CDL examiners to efficiently administer vehicle inspections, basic control skills and road tests.
  • Brie Salmons, Operations Manager, Appalachian Transportation Institute, Marshall University Research Corporation

• A discussion of the Tire Anomaly and Classification System (TACS) in use in select states.
  • Michael Wieck, International Road Dynamics

Texas A&M Transportation Institute CMV Research: From Teen Driver Outreach to Crash Analysis

• Improving CMV safety through teen peer-to-peer outreach (PDF, 1147K)
  • Stacey Tisdale, Associate Transportation Researcher
• Identifying the most important factors associated with severe CMV crashes and improving CMV crash reporting and training of law enforcement officers (PDF, 1253K)
  • Eva Shipp, Research Scientist
  • Amber Trueblood, Assistant Research Scientist

• Sal Hernandez, Assistant Professor, Oregon State University

• Caroline Boris, Research Analyst, American Transportation Research Institute

• TREDS: Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety, University of California San Diego
  • D.R. "Ike" Iketani, Safety Consultant, California Highway Patrol (Retired)
  • Jill Rybar, MPH, Deputy Director

• Collaborating with universities and agencies
  • Tom Keane, FMCSA Director, Office of Safety Programs

• Kevin Biesty, Deputy Director for Policy, Arizona DOT

• Mohamed Ahmed, Associate Professor, University of Wyoming

• Amy Ford, Chief of Advanced Mobility, Colorado DOT

• Anne Collins, FMCSA Associate Administrator, Office of Field Operations