Trucking

Improving Truck Driving Safety ***** trucking industry in the United States has grown exponentially with the expansion of the country and its *****creasing needs for physical resources. ***** drivers there*****e play a vit*****l role in the functioning of ***** country. On the other h*****, however, these ***** have also begun to cause a d*****nger for their fellow road users. Truck driver fatigue ***** ***** example become an extensive problem not only for the ********** themselves, but also as this affects the safety of those sharing ***** ***** with them. The problem has reached such serious proportions, that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has legally instituted a regulation in 2003 to limit the hours that truckers spend on the road (Munley, Munley & Cartwright, 2009). The problem ***** remains that, both pers*****al, professional and political fac*****rs make it difficult ***** truck drivers to maintain a sensible cycle of work ***** sleep *****. This study will investigate ***** reasons why truck ***** apparently knowingly ignore the ********** that ***** been put in place for their ***** as well as the safety of *****s. Indeed, although the 2003 regulation ***** reduced accidents, the U.S. National Transport Safety Board still cite driver ***** as the main fac*****r that is to blame ***** as many ***** 20-40% of accidents involving trucks (Munley, Munley & *****, *****). ***** *****s are subject to a v*****riety ***** factors in transport*****g ***** cargo across the ***** *****. Personal and professional factors may concomitantly play a role in ***** driver's urge to push the boundaries of acceptable work hours. ***** and professional revenue for ***** play a signific*****nt role. Companies can profit from keeping their drivers on the road longer, for example. In order to accomplish this, drivers are offered bonuses ***** longer road ***** with shorter breaks. On a more pr*****ctical level, truckers may also wish ***** avoid traffic *****s during particular times of ***** day, and therefore continue driving despite fatigue. On a person*****l *****, truck drivers ***** be anxious to reach their homes for holidays or weekends. It can also be ***** the driver is experiencing problems at their ***** ***** in their personal lives. The preoccupation with such problems could contribute to a l*****ck ***** sleep and ***** a l*****ck of concentration, which can compound to ***** the problem even worse. ***** ***** ***** provide proof for the above-mentioned ***** area, various research reports will ***** *****d. *****, Munley & Cartwright (2009), for ***** are a company of attorneys specializing in ***** field of ***** accidents ***** ***** **********. *****y resolve ***** matters on a regular basis, and are therefore experts in their field, provid*****g reliable data by means ***** which the issue can be investigated. In additi***** to document research, interviews can also ***** conducted ***** truck *****, ***** companies, ***** even with legal advisers and legislators. A limitation here could be a tendency to not be entirely truthful about ***** problem as it relates ***** the interviewee him- or herself, due to . . . . [END OF THESIS PAPER PREVIEW]