Individual Differences and the "High-Risk" Commercial Driver (2004) / Chapter Skim
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. Driver selection is critical." The central premise of this research project is that there are very significant individual differences among commercial drivers in driving safety and that much of the variation in risk is related to constitutional or other long-term driver traits.
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35 • Speak and read English well enough to function in the job and respond to official questions • Be able to drive the vehicle safely • Be able to transport passengers and/or cargo safely • Have only one current valid commercial driver's license • Take a road test or present evidence of a road test • Not be disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle Carriers are required to maintain a qualification file for each employee, which includes performing mandatory checks with past employers (previous 3 years for all jobs, previous 10 years for commercial driving jobs) and obtaining the driver's motor vehicle report (MVR)
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A written certificate of the road test is required; one copy is provided to the driver and one is kept in the driver's company file. Because of the driver shortage and the many other tasks and responsibilities that carrier safety managers have, it may be tempting to cut corners to expedite the hiring process.
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is a selection instrument that includes scales on driver interest and willingness to perform tasks related to commercial driving, responses to situations truck drivers face, and a self-rating checklist of personal characteristics. The candidate's answers are benchmarked against those of experienced, safe commercial drivers.
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(e.g., late night driving)
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In both surveys, 69% of carrier safety manager respondents employed remedial training for problem drivers, and its effectiveness was rated about average of the methods presented. The term "remedial training" may cause resentment among some drivers; an option is give it a more benign name such as "refresher training." Like most industrial training, remedial training for commercial drivers should focus on specific safety-related knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
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"no evidence that post-license driver education is effective" (Ker et al.
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. During the same time, workers receiving positive feedback for ear plug use continued to wear their ear plugs nearly 90% of the time compared with a 35% baseline.
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1997) , paper mills (Fellner and Sulzer-Azaroff 1984)
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used a combination of self-monitoring and feedback with CMV drivers and reported a 66% reduction in injuries and crashes. Since most commercial drivers operate their vehicles alone, there may be substantial benefits from the development and widespread application of practical self-management techniques for them.
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• "Bad drivers are bad drivers. You can't change them.
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