TRUCK DRIVERS: LICENSING AND MONITORING. AN ANALYSIS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. APPENDIX VOLUME A: SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW

This project addressed the licensing requirements for drivers of heavy trucks and the feasibility of federal licensing of these drivers. Data analyses indicate that heavy trucks pose a problem, but many of the key questions cannot be adequately answered on the basis of available data. It is recommended that existing state programs in licensing, records, and enforcement be used in establishing an effective licensing program. Federal standards with enforceable sanctions will probably be necessary to encourage states to upgrade their programs. However, a cooperative state program should be far more effective and less costly than a federal licensing program.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Highway Safety Research Center
  Chapel Hill, NC  United States  27599
• Authors:
  • Li, L K
  • Dunham, J R
  • Waller, P F
  • Leggett, E
• Publication Date: 1979-12

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 69 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicles; Driver licensing; Driver performance; Driver records; Drivers; Laws; Personnel performance; Professional drivers; Regulations; Truck drivers; Trucks
• Old TRIS Terms: Government regulations; Truck laws & regulations
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00610877
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-7-01807
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 31 1991 12:00AM