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Individual Differences and the "High-Risk" Commercial Driver (2004)

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A - Glossary." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2004. Individual Differences and the "High-Risk" Commercial Driver. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13770.
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A-1 Acronym Term ABA American Bus Association ATA American Trucking Associations BAC Blood-alcohol content BBS Behavior-based safety BSM Behavioral safety management CDL Commercial driver’s license CI Critical incident CMV Commercial motor vehicle CPAP Continuous positive airway pressure CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program CVO Commercial vehicle operations DFAS Driver Fatigue and Alertness Study EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission FARS Fatality Analysis Reporting System FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSRs Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations GES General Estimates System HOS Hours-of-service LSH Local/Short-Haul LTCCS Large Truck Crash Causation Study MIL Multiple intervention level MVR Motor vehicle record NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration OBSM On-board safety monitoring OMC Office of Motor Carriers [predecessor agency to FMCSA] ORD Observer rating of drowsiness PVT Psychomotor Vigilance Test TRB Transportation Research Board VTTI Virginia Tech Transportation Institute APPENDIX A GLOSSARY

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TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 4: Individual Differences and the “High-Risk” Commercial Driver explores individual differences among commercial drivers, particularly as these differences relate to the “high-risk” commercial driver. The synthesis identifies factors relating to commercial vehicle crash risk and assesses ways that the high-risk driver can be targeted by various safety programs and practices, at both fleet- and industry-wide levels.

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