ASSESSING THE DETERMINANTS OF SAFETY IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY
Using data from the 1997 survey of drivers conducted by the University of Michigan Trucking Industry Program, factors were identified which substantially affect three safety measures: accidents, moving violations, and hours of service violations. The variables used include both operational characteristics (firm size, trailer type) and personal characteristics (age, race, union status). Using both basic descriptive statistics and probit estimation, it was found that the variables that have the most impact on the three safety measures are operational in nature, not individual characteristics.
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Corporate Authors:
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
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Authors:
- Monaco, K
- Williams, E
- Publication Date: 2000-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Tables;
- Pagination: p. 69-79
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Serial:
- Journal of Transportation and Statistics
- Volume: 3
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Research and Innovative Technology Administration
- ISSN: 1094-8848
- Serial URL: http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; Crash causes; Crashes; Driver categories; Hours of labor; Labor unions; Moving violations; Operations; Race; Trucking safety; Vehicle size
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00794289
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 11 2000 12:00AM