The Role of Safety Culture in Preventing Commercial Motor Vehicle Crashes (2007)

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47 A P P E N D I X C Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver One-on-One Interviews

48 Owner-Operator? Yes / No If O-O: Are you contracted with one company? Yes / No Size of company: #Trucks_________ #Drivers__________ Circle One: Truckload LTL Specialized: ______________________________________ Circle One: Private For-Hire How long have you been a professional CMV driver?__________ How long have you been with your company -or- contracted w/ Company? ___________ How do you feel about safety? _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ How does your company feel about safety?_____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Does your company have a safety department? Yes / No If yes, please describe: _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ How does your company let you know about their safety policies? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ How often do you communicate w/ your company’s safety department, and in what way? _______________________________________________________________________ Does your company train or educate you in safety techniques? Yes / No Explain: ________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Do you feel disconnected or connected with the safety department? (Circle one) Why? __________________________________________________________________

49 How often do you communicate with other drivers in your company? In what ways do you communicate with drivers? (CB radio, at truck stops, etc.) ________________ ________________________________________________________________________ How often do you communicate with drivers from other companies? In what ways do you communicate with other drivers? _________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Are other truck drivers generally safe? Yes / No _____________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Truck drivers in my company are safer than truck drivers in general: Agree / Disagree Does your company reward safety behavior? If so, how? (incentive programs, raises, promotions, public recognition, etc.) _________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Overall, how much responsibility for safety do you have? ________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Overall, what are your likes and dislikes about being a professional CMV driver?______ _______________________________________________________________________ { Does the Driver Have a Uniform: Yes / No }