Factors that Affect Fatigue in Heavy Truck Accidents
Title | Factors that Affect Fatigue in Heavy Truck Accidents PDF eBook |
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Pages | 240 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Fatigue |
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Because of the significant number of heavy truck-related fatalities and the significant role of fatigue in such accidents the Board initiated this study of single-vehicle heavy truck accidents to examine the role of specific factors such as drivers' patterns of duty and sleep, in fatigue-related heavy truck accidents and to determine potential remedial actions. The purpose of the Board's study was to examine the factors that affect driver fatigue and not the statistical incidence of fatigue. The study analyzes data from 107 single-vehicle heavy truck accidents in which the driver survived. Volume 1 of the study contains the Board's analysis of the data and its conclusions and recommendations. Volume 2 of the study contains the summaries of the 107 accidents. The safety issues discussed in the report are (a) the factors that affect fatigue-related accidents; (b) the adequacy of the Federal Highway Administration's hours of service regulations; and (c) the adequacy of truckdrivers' understanding of the factors affecting fatigue. Safety recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Highway Administration, the Professional Truck Driver Institute of America, the American Trucking Associations, Inc, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the National Private Truck Council, the Independent Truck Owner Operators, the Owner-Operator Independent Driver's Association, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and the National Industrial Transportation League.
Factors that Affect Fatigue in Heavy Truck Accidents
Title | Factors that Affect Fatigue in Heavy Truck Accidents PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Transportation Safety Board |
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Pages | 100 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Fatigue |
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Safety Study: Factors that Affect Fatigue in Heavy Truck Accidents
Title | Safety Study: Factors that Affect Fatigue in Heavy Truck Accidents PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Transportation Safety Board |
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Release | 1995 |
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Factors that Affect Fatigue in Heavy Truck Accidents
Title | Factors that Affect Fatigue in Heavy Truck Accidents PDF eBook |
Author | National Transportation Safety Board |
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Release | 1995 |
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Factors that Affect Fatigue in Heavy Truck Accidents: Case summaries
Title | Factors that Affect Fatigue in Heavy Truck Accidents: Case summaries PDF eBook |
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Release | 1995 |
Genre | Fatigue |
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Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health, and Highway Safety
Title | Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health, and Highway Safety PDF eBook |
Author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
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.
Fatigue, Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Medical Factors in Fatal-to-the-driver Heavy Truck Crashes
Title | Fatigue, Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Medical Factors in Fatal-to-the-driver Heavy Truck Crashes PDF eBook |
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Pages | 196 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Drunk driving |
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Human factors invovlement in fatal-to-the-driver, heavy truck accidents in 8 states over a 1-yar period, October 1, 1987 through September 30, 1988 are analyzed. Data presented are derived from in-depth investigation of 182 accidents which invovled 186 heavy trucks and resulted in 207 fatalities. The accident investigations were conducted in California, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. These accidents represent approximately 25% of this type of accident nationwide. Volume 1 (NTSB/SS-90/01) of the study includes an analysis of fatigue, alcohol, and other drug prevalence and medical factors in these accidents, presents findings, and makes recommendations to improve heavy truck safety.