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Appendix D - Motor Carriers Company Interviews
Appendix D - Motor Carriers Company Interviews
Pages 55-71
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. Interviewee and Job Description The interviewee is a former driver with 40 years in commercial vehicle operations.
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The freight includes hazardous materials. Interviewee and Job Description The interviewee has 26 years in commercial vehicle operations and is focused 100% on safety management.
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How measures were communicated to drivers, and their responses From a driver standpoint, if video monitoring were implemented he would remind them that almost all companies have cameras in their buildings, so "what's the difference? " Measures of success and benchmarks The overall fleet crash rate is their key measure of effectiveness.
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Cell phone use including texting Reading maps Searching/reaching for objects in the cab Personal electronic devices (e.g., mobile phone, hand-held or hands-free) Onboard entertainment systems Job-related devices Aftermarket active safety systems They use forward collision warning, lane departure warning, and roll stability systems to address unsafe driving overall.
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Interviewee and Job Description The interviewee has 23 years experience in commercial vehicle operations, including 16 years as a manager; 75% of his time is spent on safety matters. Degree to which distracted driving is a safety problem Technology has created the issue and truly needs to assist in solving this problem.
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On the other hand, drivers are acclimated to information coming from onboard systems (i.e., hard braking events, speeding) ; they have no objections here.
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Interviewee and Job Description A former driver, the interviewee has 36 years experience in commercial vehicle operations, including 29 years as a manager; 80% of his time is spent on safety matters. Degree to which distracted driving is a safety problem Driver distraction is a serious problem.
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Carrier F Description This fleet consists of 328 power units hauling hazardous materials for both short and long haul. Interviewee and Job Description A former driver, the interviewee has 43 years experience in commercial vehicle operations, including 32 years as a manager; 75% of his time is spent on safety matters.
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Their current crash rate is 0.35 per million miles. He has not seen an uptick in their crash rate over recent years as cell phones have become more pervasive; however, he has seen a slight increase in their vehicles being hit by other drivers using cell phones.
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Further, someone new coming into this industry knows they'll get drug/alcohol tests and this chases away applicants. Interviewee and Job Description The interviewee, a former state policeman, has 27 years experience as a manager in commercial vehicle operations; 80% of his time is spent on safety matters.
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Measures of success and benchmarks He noted that his fleet is 40% compliant based on their measures; they have a long way to go and education and training is the way to get there. Their quantified measures derive from vehicle data, including hard braking and idling time.
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Degree to which distracted driving is a safety problem He believes that driver distraction from both internal and external sources is a significant safety issue for his fleet operations. He remembers when in-cab entertainment was an eight-track tape player, which the driver could turn off/on.
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percent of his time is spent on safety matters. Degree to which distracted driving is a safety problem He believes that driver distraction from both internal and external sources is a significant safety issue for his fleet operations.
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Electronic Devices and Monitoring They are using a Qualcomm system to measure metrics such as speed, hard braking, and location. When incidents occur, they communicate with the driver on safety deficiencies.
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Degree to which distracted driving is a safety problem He believes that driver distraction from both internal and external sources is a significant safety issue for his fleet operations. He is not aware of incidents in his fleet where cell phones were involved.
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Degree to which distracted driving is a safety problem He believes that driver distraction from both internal and external sources is a significant safety issue for his fleet operations. Primary sources of driver distraction (behaviors as well as devices)
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Additional comments Re driver machine interface techniques, they have roll over sensors on trailers. It still comes down to driver training and sensitivity to potential consequences.
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