Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

Staff Presentation

Title:
Commercial Vehicle Safety Center Research Activities
Where:
2026 Eastern CMV Safety Summit
When:
Mar 26, 2026
Presenters:
Brenda Lantz
Links:
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Description

Brenda Lantz provided an overview of the NDSU-UGPTI Commercial Vehicle Safety Center’s core activities, current research initiatives, and strategic contributions to improving commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety nationwide. She highlighted the series of FMCSA-supported Western CMV Safety Summits focused on emerging CMV safety priorities, as well as key research initiatives including exploring autonomous truck deployments in rural and northern regions, quantifying the benefits of creating new truck parking spaces, and the development of a confidential interview protocol for the FMCSA Crash Causal Factors Program.