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Large Truck Crash
Causation Study Three Years Later
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| The most fatigued
professional driver works in the less than truckload (LTL) industry. |
| By JD Nutt, Web Editor |
| From the RD
News Desk |
| Report Last Updated: 01.16.2009 |
| In January 2006, The
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released an extensive report
titled Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS). The study reviewed
numerous causes and more importantly the main factors of large truck
crashes. |
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Three years later, nothing has changed to
decrease LTCCS stats. At issue is the fact that large truck crashes have
increased on America's roads and highways. Hours of service rule changes
have allowed a longer work day and professional drivers are now even more
fatigued. To compound the issue, Mexican drivers are now in the
mix. |
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With a down turned economy, Federal and State
Governments legislate more law and rulemaking to burden the trucking
industry at a cost that trucking companies and drivers cannot afford. Many companies
are straining to meet financial obligations to creditors. Now the
government seeks to place more financial burden upon the companies with emission
requirements, onboard recorders and more regulatory expenses. |
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The LTCCS reported in their analysis (see
table three) the most fatigued professional driver works in the less
than truckload (LTL) industry, followed in second place by the truckload
industry driver. |
| The report concluded the
LTCCS is a general-purpose data file designed primarily for problem
identification: to estimate the number of large truck crashes involving
a particular factor and the contribution of this factor to crash risk. |
At the time of this
writing, no corrective action by the FMCSA has been taken to reduce large truck
crashes.
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| Report Source(s): |
| http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/research-technology/analysis/ltccs.htm |
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