Driver Selection Tests and Measurement (2012) / Chapter Skim
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For current CDL holders, driving history requirements for the past 3 years include no failed alcohol tests or alcohol-related driving charges, no reckless driving convictions or license suspensions for points, and no more
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In the study survey and in the follow-up interview, the director of safety stated the belief that driver factors (both enduring traits and temporary states) had greater effects on crash risk than did vehicle or roadway factors.
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The company assesses both candidate and employed drivers in multiple and sophisticated ways, reflective of the SM's belief that enduring and temporary driver factors are the principal determinants of crash risk. Driver selection and evaluation are regarded as among the most important carrier safety management practices.
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and planning skills. CASE STUDY D: LARGE TRUCKLOAD CARRIER Five Carrier D Innovative Hiring Practices • Accident Potential Index as quantitative applicant assessment • Collaborative agreement with driver training provider • Standardized road/range testing and scoring • Hair testing for drug use over past 90 days • Internal validation studies of driver selection procedures Carrier D is a large common and contract carrier specializing in TL quantities of general commodities.
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The site also provides, under Driver Expectations, a four-page driver job description delineating tasks and stating standards of acceptable performance. This Professional Transport Operator Job Description, provided in Appendix B, states more than 80 specific responsibilities, physical demands, and job working conditions.
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Although Carrier E devotes a lot of time and resources to driver selection, the effort is considered worthwhile because "Hiring the wrong people causes so much grief." In reflections about the elements of commercial driver success or failure, Carrier E's SM believed that key risk factors include aggressiveness, risk-taking tendencies, and personal family and financial problems. The SM conducts most investigations of company crashes, and often concludes that driver personal problems contributed to crash causation by taking Carrier E Driver Points Evaluation Form Name: Date: Driving School Name: Graduation Date: Instructions: This is the primary step but not the only step (driving tests, medical, prior employment references etc.)
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Like others interviewed, the Carrier F SM believed that road and range tests were essential steps in hiring and highly indicative of potential driver problems. The SM pointed out that these tests generate stress for driver applicants, but that dealing with stress was necessary for commercial drivers.
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Because the company can be selective in its hiring, the interview is intended to "look for a profile" indicative of driving risk. The driver interview and orientation includes clear delineation of company rules drivers must follow, which include safety belt use and electronic logs.
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The company selected 24 current drivers and rated their performance encompassing both driving safety and nondriving criteria like reliability and customer relations. ProfileXT scale scores relating to traits like manageability and "accommodatingness" were found to be most related to success as a company driver.
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The Carrier I SM considers these to be worthwhile requirements. The Carrier I SM considers driver medical conditions and health habits to be strongly related to driver safety.
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Carrier J also uses the Daecher Driver Profile described in chapter three. The SM considers the test to be "fairly accurate," although the company has performed no statistical validations.
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