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CTBSSP Synthesis 20: Potential Safety Benefits of Motor Carrier Operational Efficiencies (2011)
Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSPSYN)

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Bergoffen, Gene, Knipling, Ronald R, Transportation Research Board. "Motor Carrier Safety-Manager Survey Results." CTBSSP Synthesis 20: Potential Safety Benefits of Motor Carrier Operational Efficiencies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011.

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Front Matter (R1-R10)
Summary (1-2)
Background (3-4)
Project Objectives, Methods, and Scope (5-6)
Conceptual Framework for Commercial Vehicle Operations Risk Avoidance Strategies (7-8)
Preventive Maintenance (9-9)
Minimizing Loading, Unloading, and Related Delays (12-12)
Optimizing Routing and Navigation (13-15)
Road Selection: Divided Versus Undivided Roads (16-16)
Avoiding Work Zones (17-17)
Avoiding Traffic (18-18)
Efficient Scheduling: Optimal Times for Safe Travel (19-19)
Avoiding Adverse Weather (20-20)
Vehicle Size and Configuration (21-22)
Onboard Computers and Mobile Communications (23-23)
Team Driving (24-24)
Fuel Economy and Safety (25-26)
Monitoring Vehicle Condition (27-27)
General Relationship Between Efficiency and Safety (28-29)
Overview of Survey Approach, Analysis, and Interpretation (30-30)
Motor Carrier Safety-Manager Survey Methods (31-31)
Motor Carrier Safety-Manager Survey Results (32-37)
Other-Expert Survey Methods (38-38)
Other-Expert Survey Results (39-41)
Case Study A: Large Truckload Carrier (42-42)
Case Study C: Large Truckload Carrier (43-43)
Case Study D: Large Truckload Carrier (44-44)
Case Study E: Medium-Sized Regional Truckload Carrier (45-45)
Case Study G: Large Retail Chain Private Fleet (46-46)
Case Study H: Large Utility Private Fleet (47-47)
Case Study I: Medium-Sized Private and For-Hire Food and General Cargo Carrier (48-48)
Case Study K: Small Charter and Scheduled Bus Service (49-50)
Safety-Relevant Carrier Efficiencies (51-53)
Reported Effective Carrier Practices (54-54)
Research and Development Needs (55-57)
References (58-61)
Acronyms (62-62)
Glossary (63-63)
Appendix A - Project Survey Forms (64-64)
Appendix A1 - Safety-Manager Questionnaire (65-66)
Appendix A2 - Other-Expert Questionnaire (67-68)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (69-69)