ISSUES IN LICENSING AND MONITORING DRIVERS OF LARGE TRUCKS

Motor vehicle injuries constitute a major public health problem, and large trucks are disproportionately represented in fatal crashes even when mileage is taken into account. At the present time there are no adequate procedures for insuring that drivers of these larger rigs are qualified to operate them. In spite of these facts, the Federal government has retreated from its highway safety standard in the area of driver licensing, while at the same time requiring that many states increase the length, width, and complexity of truck configurations allowed within their jurisdictions. Furthermore, the Federal government is currently considering the feasibility of even larger and heavier truck configurations to be allowed on a nationwide network. There is a need for better balance between commerce considerations and public health and safety concerns in regard to large truck transport.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, October 8-10, 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

  P.O. Box 222
  Morton Grove, IL  United States  60053
• Authors:
  • Waller, P F
• Conference:
  • 28th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine
  • Location: Denver Colorado, United States
  • Date: 1984-10-8 to 1984-10-10
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 103-109
• Monograph Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, DENVER, COLORADO, USA, OCTOBER 8-10, 1984. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver licensing; Fatalities; Federal government; Highway safety; Monitoring; Public health; Truck drivers; Trucks
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395799
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM