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Author | : William E. Kenworthy |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 58 |
Release | : 2013-12 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9781494268985 |
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In 1991 the Federal Highway Administration, which at that time had regulatory responsibility for trucking safety issues published a Commercial Vehicle Preventable Accident Manual with assistance from a contractor, Triodyne, Inc. This manual incorporates and updates much of the advice from that 1991 publication. Since 1991 many changes have been made to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, now administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).One of the most significant changes is the adoption of the motor carrier safety fitness rating system. Fitness ratings of Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory are assigned to each carrier, based upon a six factor algorithm. The sixth factor in the formula is Accidents, defined as the ratio of recordable accidents per million miles. Prior to amendment of the formula in 1997 the accident factor had been determined by the ratio of recordable/preventable accidents per million miles. The agency decided to use the ratio of recorded accidents because its studies had shown that over time the ratio of recordable/preventable accidents to recordable accidents had been stable. However in making this regulatory change the agency indicated that it might make some allowance in the course of assigning a rating if a carrier demonstrated “compelling evidence” that the recordable rate is not a fair measure in its particular circumstances.For that reason it may be helpful to carriers to have a systematic determination as a part of their safety program as to whether each accident was preventable. More importantly the process of making preventability determinations may tend to highlight areas in which improvement can be made in the overall safety program. It also may reveal areas in which attention should be devoted in the process of driver safety training. Preventability determinations are helpful in according recognition to safe drivers, and conversely they may help to identify drivers in need of retraining or other corrective action. Some carriers have adopted a practice of assessing “deductibles” against drivers when bad driving practices have cost the company money. If any of these practices are followed, it is essential to have some guidelines that are to be followed in making preventability determinations.
Author | : Carl Uzigiris |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 90 |
Release | : 1996-09-01 |
Genre | : Truck driving |
ISBN | : 9780963395757 |
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Author | : S. C. Uzgiris |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 90 |
Release | : 1991-01-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780963395702 |
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Author | : S. Carl Uzgiris |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Commercial vehicles |
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Download The Professional Driver's Preventable Accident Manual Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780879120474 |
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Author | : National Safety Council |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Motor vehicle fleets |
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Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Motor vehicles |
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Download U.S. Department of Transportation Heavy Truck Safety Plan Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1428922504 |
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Author | : National Safety Council |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Accidents |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : C. Mississippi Morgan |
Publisher | : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 107 |
Release | : 2019-09-24 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1645692418 |
Download The Attitude, Respect, Training and Safety Aspects of Trucking Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The title of this book, The Attitude, Respect, Training, and Safety Aspects of Trucking, is directly in line with the content of the book. As a professional driver, you will need all of these aspects to complete your portfolio. If you take just one of these aspects out of the equation, you are opening the door for potential hazards throughout your career. Example, you can be the most skilled driver in the world and yet when another driver intentionally or unintentionally cuts you off and you allow this to have a negative effect on your attitude, then there goes safety out the window. When you are considering a company as a new employer, it is critical that you discuss with your spouse and your children the requirements of the company. How often will you be gone? One week? Three weeks? How much time will you have with your family between trips? A number of drivers make the mistake of not discussing these priorities with their family. It might very well be that a local driving job would be best for you and your family as opposed to a position as an over-the-road driver. You would probably be surprised as to what your family would say. One thing is certain. If you don't discuss this with your family, you will invariably have marital and children problems. Remember this. Trucking is full of variables. Reefer, dry box, flatbed, tanker, or any other type of trucking you choose, just keep in mind that while it's still trucking, each one of these is as different as night and day. And by all means, I want you to realize that trucking is not for everybody. It takes a special breed of persons to be a true professional driver. Is that you?