CTBSSP Synthesis 21:

Driver Selection Tests and Measurement

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Size: 110 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2012

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Gene Bergoffen; Ronald R Knipling; Stephen V Burks; Kristen M Starner; Christopher P Thorne; Michael R Barnes; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 21: Driver Selection Tests and Measurement synthesizes information on the use of tests, measurements, and other assessment methods used by commercial truck and bus companies in the driver selection process. ...
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Front Matter	i-x
Summary	1-2	(skim)
Background	3-3	(skim)
Project Objectives, Methods, and Scope	4-6	(skim)
General Driver Qualifications	7-7	(skim)
Safety-Relevant Driver Traits and Other Characteristics	8-18	(skim)
Major Retention-Related Personal Traits	19-21	(skim)
Overview of Commercial Driver Selection and Hiring	22-22	(skim)
Test Characteristics and Requirements	23-27	(skim)
Safety-Related Driver Employment Tests	28-35	(skim)
Tests for Retention Likelihood	36-37	(skim)
Overview of Survey Approach, Analysis, and Interpretation	38-38	(skim)
Motor Carrier Safety Manager Survey Methods	39-39	(skim)
Motor Carrier Safety Manager Survey Results	40-43	(skim)
Case Study A: Large Truckload Carrier	48-48	(skim)
Case Study B: Large Truckload Carrier	49-49	(skim)
Case Study C: Large Truckload Carrier	50-50	(skim)
Case Study E: Medium-Sized Regional Truckload Carrier	51-53	(skim)
Case Study F: Medium-Sized Truckload Carrier with Hazmat Operations	54-54	(skim)
Case Study H: Medium-Sized Private and For-Hire Food and General Cargo Carrier	55-55	(skim)
Case Study I: Small Charter Bus Service	56-56	(skim)
Case Study J: Small Charter/Scheduled Bus Service	57-58	(skim)
Driver Individual Differences and Safety	59-59	(skim)
Driver Selection Tools and Practices	60-61	(skim)
Reported Effective Carrier Practices	62-62	(skim)
Research and Development Needs	63-65	(skim)
ACRONYMS	66-66	(skim)
GLOSSARY	67-68	(skim)
REFERENCES	69-73	(skim)
APPENDIX A - Project Survey Forms	74-80	(skim)
APPENDIX B - Sample Company Tools for Improving Driver Selection	81-100	(skim)

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TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 21: Driver Selection Tests and Measurement synthesizes information on the use of tests, measurements, and other assessment methods used by commercial truck and bus companies in the driver selection process. The report also identifies and describes driver selection methods and instruments and their potential usefulness in predicting driver crash risk.

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Driver Selection Tests and Measurement

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