CTBSSP Synthesis 20:

Potential Safety Benefits of Motor Carrier Operational Efficiencies

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Publication Year:2011

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Gene Bergoffen; Ronald R Knipling; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 20: Potential Safety Benefits of Motor Carrier Operational Efficiencies addresses risk avoidance strategies and highlights their use and perceived safety effects. The report is designed to assist motor carriers in ...
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Front Matter	i-x
Summary	1-2	(skim)
Background	3-4	(skim)
Project Objectives, Methods, and Scope	5-6	(skim)
Conceptual Framework for Commercial Vehicle Operations Risk Avoidance Strategies	7-8	(skim)
Preventive Maintenance	9-9	(skim)
Minimizing Loading, Unloading, and Related Delays	12-12	(skim)
Optimizing Routing and Navigation	13-15	(skim)
Road Selection: Divided Versus Undivided Roads	16-16	(skim)
Avoiding Work Zones	17-17	(skim)
Avoiding Traffic	18-18	(skim)
Efficient Scheduling: Optimal Times for Safe Travel	19-19	(skim)
Avoiding Adverse Weather	20-20	(skim)
Vehicle Size and Configuration	21-22	(skim)
Onboard Computers and Mobile Communications	23-23	(skim)
Team Driving	24-24	(skim)
Fuel Economy and Safety	25-26	(skim)
Monitoring Vehicle Condition	27-27	(skim)
General Relationship Between Efficiency and Safety	28-29	(skim)
Overview of Survey Approach, Analysis, and Interpretation	30-30	(skim)
Motor Carrier Safety-Manager Survey Methods	31-31	(skim)
Motor Carrier Safety-Manager Survey Results	32-37	(skim)
Other-Expert Survey Methods	38-38	(skim)
Other-Expert Survey Results	39-41	(skim)
Case Study A: Large Truckload Carrier	42-42	(skim)
Case Study C: Large Truckload Carrier	43-43	(skim)
Case Study D: Large Truckload Carrier	44-44	(skim)
Case Study E: Medium-Sized Regional Truckload Carrier	45-45	(skim)
Case Study G: Large Retail Chain Private Fleet	46-46	(skim)
Case Study H: Large Utility Private Fleet	47-47	(skim)
Case Study I: Medium-Sized Private and For-Hire Food and General Cargo Carrier	48-48	(skim)
Case Study K: Small Charter and Scheduled Bus Service	49-50	(skim)
Safety-Relevant Carrier Efficiencies	51-53	(skim)
Reported Effective Carrier Practices	54-54	(skim)
Research and Development Needs	55-57	(skim)
References	58-61	(skim)
Acronyms	62-62	(skim)
Glossary	63-63	(skim)
Appendix A - Project Survey Forms	64-64	(skim)
Appendix A1 - Safety-Manager Questionnaire	65-66	(skim)
Appendix A2 - Other-Expert Questionnaire	67-68	(skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications	69-69	(skim)

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TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 20: Potential Safety Benefits of Motor Carrier Operational Efficiencies addresses risk avoidance strategies and highlights their use and perceived safety effects. The report is designed to assist motor carriers in deploying their vehicles in ways that may minimize crash risk.

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