Assessing the Use of Navigation Systems in the Trucking Industry

There is currently a dearth of information and understanding on the role and the scope of the use of navigation systems in large trucks. Furthermore, the relationship between navigation system use in large trucks and safety benefits and consequences is unclear. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the use of navigation systems that are not specifically designed for the operation of large trucks has a detrimental impact on safety. Given the limited crash data that directly tied large truck crashes to navigation system usage, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) explored alternative methodologies for investigating this important safety issue. The study developed two new approaches that (a) assessed navigation system usage in the industry and (b) attempted to identify the technical basis for navigation system failures and inadequacies from a truck operations perspective. ATRI collected and analyzed a large survey data sample on navigation system usage, including perceived utility and the associated benefits and risks for truck drivers who used navigation systems. Furthermore, the study identified the key priorities that navigation system providers should address to meet the needs of the trucking industry.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/2411-13
• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • Park, Lisa
  • Fender, Katie
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 106–111
• Monograph Title: Freight Systems 2014, Volume 2: Urban Freight, Hazardous Materials, and Trucking
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2411
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicle operations; Navigation systems; Surveys; Truck crashes; Trucking safety
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01519807
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309295420
• Report/Paper Numbers: 14-1230
• Files: PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 26 2014 10:11AM