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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Truck drivers"”.
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Long driving hours and health of truck drivers
In recent time, the health of truck drivers has become a concern for regulatory agencies and safety professionals all over the world. Fatal and non-fatal injury rates for truck drivers are among the highest of all occupations. Truck driving is an important and tedious job. Driving for long hours, …
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Evaluating Whole Body Vibration and Standing Balance Among Truck Drivers
… injuries occur in the long haul freight trucking industry. Exposure to whole body vibration (WBV) from driving or operating vehicles has been shown to negatively affect balance and may contribute to falls when entering or exiting the vehicle. Fall-related injuries are eight times more …
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Influence of accelerator pedal force feedback on truck drivers' speed control
… conditions. Analysis of the behaviour of the two drivers also identified differences is styles, and explained 7% fuel consumption differences between the two drivers when negotiating roundabouts. A new mathematical model of the human driver’s longitudinal control was also developed to include the …
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Analysis of an Intervention to Reduce Truck Drivers' Exposure to Whole-Body Vibration
… The high prevalence of low back pain in drivers of commercial motor vehicles is well-documented. A number of interventions to reduce low back pain in commercial motor vehicle operators have focused on reducing exposures to wholebody vibration (WBV). Objective. An intervention to be …
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Development of an integrated performance appraisal system for truck drivers in the wine trade
… to develop a performance appraisal system for truck drivers in a wine manufacturing organization. One of the objectives of the system developed, was to improve the performance of the truck drivers. The sample involved in this study consisted of 80 truck drivers and six transport foremen. A …
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Keeping the "Shiny Side Up" and the "Hammer Down": The Subculture of American Truck Drivers
… is to provide a comprehensive description of the trucking subculture. In addition to detailing the material and nonmaterial aspects of and the process of being socialized into the trucking subculture, this thesis provides a profile of the contemporary American truck driver including demographics, …
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Crash Risk and Mobile Device Use Based on Fatigue and Drowsiness Factors in Truck Drivers
… amount of sleep, for commercial motor vehicle drivers. A re-analysis of naturalistic driving data was used to obtain information about the factors, MDU, safety-critical events (SCE), and normal driving epochs. Odds ratios were used to calculate SCE risk for 6 mobile device use subtasks and each …
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Using Mixed Methodology to Assess High Risk Sexual Behavior and Adult Stage among Bolivian Truck Drivers
… investigator assessed the notion that Bolivian truck drivers are a bridge population of HIV transmission within heterosexual networks. This investigation determined risks of HIV/STI transmission through interviews, surveys, and workshops given to the truck drivers. Special attention was given to …
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Evaluation of Package Delivery Truck Drivers: Task Analysis and Development/Validation of an Objective Visual Behavior Measure to Assess Performance
… driver (PDD) is complex and demanding. These drivers must possess many skills in order to succeed in their work, including physical stamina, appropriate decision-making, positive customer interaction, and most importantly, operational safety. Companies must use significant resources, not only …
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Improving driving training with a handheld performance support system
… company to improve the safety of new truck drivers. Its aim is to aid trainers objectively evaluate truck drivers in the on-the-road driving portion of the newly planned training centers using the custom handheld device. The application will automate part of the evaluation process by …
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Rural occupational transitions: transportation, identity, and new geographies
Commercial trucking by its nature is a transient occupation, and those involved with commercial trucking can find themselves on the road and away from their homes for extended periods of time. Given the occupation’s transitory nature, why have some commercial drivers chosen to call rural America …
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Trucking country : food politics and the transformation of rural life in Postwar America
Trucking replaced railroads as the primary link between rural producers and urban consumers in the mid-twentieth century. With this technological change came a fundamental transformation of the defining features of rural life after World War II. Trucking helped drive the shift from a New Deal-era …
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Evaluating Travelers Experience with Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) And Citizens Band Radio Advisory System (CBRAS) On Florida's Turnpike Enterprise Toll Roadways And Florida Interstate Highways
… period. The HAR messages were designed to alert drivers of any adverse roadway traffic or weather conditions. The CBRAS is limited to truck drivers with the closed system radio pre-installed in their vehicles. However, truck drivers were also asked some questions on HAR if they do not use CBRAS. …
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Impact of regulation on trucking carrier prices and capacity
… analyzes the impact on prices and capacity of trucking industry due to the introduction of ELD mandate. This mandate requires truck drivers to record their working hours in a specified electronic device instead of a pen and paper method. This thesis utilizes the change in average truck driver …
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Injuries on Mechanized Logging Operations in the Southeastern United States
… followed by equipment operators (28%) and truck drivers (24%). The delimbing/topping job function resulted in 24% of injuries, followed by maintenance/repair of equipment (19%), operating equipment (15%), and mounting/dismounting equipment (9%). The injuries occurred on the log deck (41%), …
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Strategic delivery route scheduling for small geographic areas
… standardized schedule will allow storeowners and truck drivers to develop a productive relationship, which should be able to decrease delivery time and grow customer relations.
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Contracting work out to self employed workers : does South African law adequately recognise and regulate this practice?
… and construction sectors, and in relation to truck drivers. South African employers have argued that this practice advances government's small business and black economic empowerment policies.
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Decision making process and factors routing
… process and the factors that affect truck routing. The data collection involved intercept interviews with truck drivers at three rest area and truck stops along major highways in North America. The computerized survey solicited information on truck routing decisions, the identity of …
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