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Driver Selection Tests and Measurement (2012)

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Suggested Citation:"ACRONYMS." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2012. Driver Selection Tests and Measurement. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/14632.
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66 ACRONYMS API Accident Potential Index ATA American Trucking Associations BISC Bus Industry Safety Counsel BMI body-mass index CDL Commercial Drivers License CFR Code of Federal Regulations CMV commercial motor vehicle CR Critical Reason CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Syn- thesis Program DAS Driving Anger Scale DBQ Driver Behavior Questionnaire DCAT DriveABLE Cognitive Assessment Tool DOL Department of Labor DOT Department of Transportation (federal, unless otherwise specified) DSI Driver Stress Inventory EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ETS Educational Testing Service FMCSR Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation HOS hours of service LTCCS Large Truck Crash Causation Study LTL less-than truckload MVR motor vehicle record NEO-FFI NEO (Neuroticism-Extraversion-Open- ness) Five-Factor Inventory NPTC National Private Truck Council OE other expert (respondents) OSA obstructive sleep apnea PSP Pre-Employment Screening Program R&D research and development SM safety manager (generic term including other, similar job titles) ST single-unit truck (straight truck) SV single-vehicle (crash) TABP Type A Behavior Patterns TCA Truckload Carriers Association TL truckload TPB Theory of Planned Behavior UFOV Useful Field-of-View VMT vehicle-miles traveled

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TRB’s Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 21: Driver Selection Tests and Measurement synthesizes information on the use of tests, measurements, and other assessment methods used by commercial truck and bus companies in the driver selection process. The report also identifies and describes driver selection methods and instruments and their potential usefulness in predicting driver crash risk.

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