Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health, and Highway Safety
Author | : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2016-09-12 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0309392527 |
There are approximately 4,000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might have involved fatigued drivers. The stresses associated with their particular jobs (irregular schedules, etc.) and the lifestyle that many truck and bus drivers lead, puts them at substantial risk for insufficient sleep and for developing short- and long-term health problems. Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health and Highway Safety assesses the state of knowledge about the relationship of such factors as hours of driving, hours on duty, and periods of rest to the fatigue experienced by truck and bus drivers while driving and the implications for the safe operation of their vehicles. This report evaluates the relationship of these factors to drivers' health over the longer term, and identifies improvements in data and research methods that can lead to better understanding in both areas.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Pocketbook (7orsa)
Author | : J J Keller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 2010-04-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781602875944 |
Motor-truck transportation
Author | : United States. Office of Federal Coordinator of Transportation |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 1936 |
Genre | : Transportation, Automotive |
ISBN | : |
ITF Research Reports Moving Freight with Better Trucks Improving Safety, Productivity and Sustainability
Author | : OECD |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2011-04-19 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9282102963 |
This report identifies potential improvements in terms of more effective safety and environmental regulation for trucks, backed by better systems of enforcement, and identifies opportunities for greater efficiency and higher productivity.
Motor Truck Transportation
Author | : Frederick Van Zandt Lane |
Publisher | : New York : Van Nostrand |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1921 |
Genre | : Trucks |
ISBN | : |
Motor Carrier Safety
Author | : Erik Scott Dunlap |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2020-07-26 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1000157652 |
The need to understand and follow applicable government regulations is critical to providing safety for everyone affected by the transportation industry. Motor Carrier Safety simplifies the many complexities of legal compliance for the transportation of goods by highway. It provides you with the tools and focus required to achieve full regulatory compliance. The author examines current regulations to determine what issues and requirements pertain to such issues as hazardous materials, drugs and alcohol, employee safety and health. Bulleted lists present the regulations in a clear, easy-to-use format. You will understand the issues and be able to determine the specific regulations that affect your place of business. In addition to regulations and standards, this book covers points of training, record keeping, and suggestions for annual audits. Case studies relating to various regulations help you realize how either violating or complying will impact your business. These features combine to make Motor Carrier Safety the perfect vehicle for launching your in-house training program. The laws governing the transportation of goods by truck vary from agency to agency. Motor Carrier Safety makes clear the regulations and provides the you with a practical source for complying with them. This book helps you to understand your regulatory exposure for non-compliance and guides you through the steps to becoming compliant.
Rules of the Road
Author | : Henry Seaton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2016-10-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780692782019 |
Written primarily for the owners and managers of trucking companies and freight brokers, Rules of the Road addresses best practices in contracting and day-to-day business relationships in order to steer clear of potentially catastrophic legal pitfalls. The book helps managers avoid serious problems with freight and owner-operator contracts, insurance policies, factoring agreements, freight charge collections, cargo claims and customer bankruptcies. In addition, Rules of the Road addresses special legal issues involving intermodal drayage, warehousing and refrigerated transportation. In addition to the primary text, the book includes useful supplementary resources such as the Standard Truckload Bill of Lading; simple carrier-shipper and carrier-broker contracts; an outline of items to include in carrier service terms and conditions; a comprehensive list of statutory and regulatory citations; and an extensive glossary of terms.