Moving Missourians Safely and Doing So Safely at MoDOT
National reports on traffic safety paint a bleak picture of increased costs to employers due to traffic-related incidents and injuries sustained by drivers. To improve driver and fleet safety, the Missouri Department of Transportation implemented telematics to reduce atrisk driving behavior and take a proactive approach to fleet maintenance. Since the initial statewide rollout in 2021 and with all department highway vehicles equipped with Geotab telematics devices since April 2023, MoDOT has seen unprecedented success in keeping their drivers, vehicles and community safer. The telematics alert drivers when they’re doing something that isn’t safe, such as if they haven’t buckled their seat belt or if they’re going over the speed limit. By doing so, MoDOT’s drivers have virtually eliminated these at-risk behaviors from within the organization. Since January 2021, the department saw a 99.3% improvement in employees wearing their seat belts. In the same time, speeding events of 6 mph over the posted speed limit decreased by 98%, and those of 15 mph over the speed limit decreased by 100%, with zero events since February 2023. In addition, the department has saved approximately $1 million by being able to refute false claims with factual telematics data. The use of telematics has also improved reporting efficiencies, saving tens of thousands of hours of work by integrating with the MoDOT Management System and automatically populating data. It’s also improved customer service by sending digital alerts to the traveling public of approaching emergency response vehicles or work zones.
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CUSTOMER PRIORITIES
$582 Million in Total MoDOT Savings
MoDOT has saved $582 million since 2007 by adjusting mowing and striping schedules, using innovative materials and equipment to fight ice and snow, reevaluating our snow route priorities and using incarcerated crews. This savings has been redirected back into improving the conditions of Missouri’s roads and bridges.
WEB BASED MOTOR CARRIER CREDENTIALING
$132 Million in Total Customer Savings
Electronic credentialing saves customers money by the Elimination of postage, other fees and time it takes to send the physical documents to MCS. It allows Motor Carriers to increased fleet utilization by quicker, electronic registrations. There is also a reduction in time spent on phone calls by real time, 24/7 access to their registration data.
INNOVATIVE PROCUREMENT
$730 Million Redirected to Roads and Bridges
MoDOT uses Alternative Technical Concepts to provide solutions that are equal or better than the original bid requirement. ATCs have been used on multiple projects since 2007. Looking to copy private-sector success, legislators authorized Design-Build project delivery. Concentrating on project goals, innovation, schedule and budget, construction is completed more efficiently, with less impact on travelers. Since 2010, Design-Build has saved $431 million and saved 103 lives. Before design plans and construction projects are completed, they are reviewed for money-saving methods and procedures. In 2023, these engineering reviews saved $6.2 million.
GENERAL REVENUE HELPS FUND RURAL ROUTE IMPROVEMENTS
In 2023, for the second year in a row, the Missouri General Assembly invested $100 million of General Revenue into MoDOT for the improvement of more than 1,500 lane miles of low-volume rural routes across the state. The fiscal year 2024 investment comes after an initial investment of $100 million in fiscal year 2023 through Gov. Mike Parson’s Rural Routes Program improved more than 1,700 miles of low-volume rural routes. There routes were in poor condition and ineligible for federal funds, impacting investment levels.