Impact of Local/Short-Haul Operations on Driver Fatigue: Field Study [TechBrief]

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Technology Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drivers
  • Fatigue (Physiological condition)
  • Hours of labor
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FMCSA-MCRT-01-006
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1502719
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  In local/short-haul (L/SH) operations, commercial motor vehicle drivers primarily make trips of 100 miles or less from their home bases. L/SH activity includes local “pickup and delivery (P&D)” as well as other kinds of operations. Though researchers have examined the effects of driver fatigue and other safety issues in long-haul operations, they know little about how those issues affect L/SH operations—the largest segment of the trucking industry. Local service trucks account for 58% of large truck registrations, 28% of miles traveled, and 38% of fatal crash involvements. ; The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) conducted a two-phased research project on the safety issues in L/SH operations and the extent to which fatigue is an issue in the industry. Researchers convened focus group sessions in Phase I, then conducted a field study in Phase II to determine objectively if fatigue is a safety issue in L/SH trucking.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/112/dot_112_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 113.31 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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