CTBSSP Synthesis 22:

Safety Management in Small Motor Carriers

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Publication Year:2012

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Gene Bergoffen; Ronald R Knipling; Stephen V Burks; Kenna C Nelson; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 22: Safety Management in Small Motor Carriers explores small motor carriers' strengths and weaknesses in safety management, and identifies potentially effective safety practices. ...
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Front Matter	i-ix
Summary	1-2	(skim)
Background	3-3	(skim)
Methodology and Major Sources	4-4	(skim)
Disclaimers	5-5	(skim)
Survey Method	6-7	(skim)
Survey Results	8-16	(skim)
Trucking Companies	17-28	(skim)
Bus Companies	29-32	(skim)
Business, Operational, and Safety Management in Small Companies	33-37	(skim)
Small Carrier Violation and Crash Rates	38-40	(skim)
Vehicle Equipment and Maintenance	41-42	(skim)
Operational Planning and Risk Avoidance	43-44	(skim)
Driver Hiring	45-47	(skim)
Driver Orientation, Training, and Communications	48-50	(skim)
Driver Supervision	51-54	(skim)
Crash and Incident Investigation	55-55	(skim)
Carrier Performance Tracking and Benchmarking	56-56	(skim)
Management Development	57-58	(skim)
Systematic Approaches to Motor Carrier Safety Management	59-64	(skim)
Study Survey Findings	65-65	(skim)
Small Carrier Safety Performance, Advantages, and Disadvantages	66-67	(skim)
Improving Small Carrier Safety Management	68-70	(skim)
Research and Development Needs	71-72	(skim)
References	73-76	(skim)
Acronyms	77-77	(skim)
Glossary	78-78	(skim)
Appendix A - Survey Form Text	79-82	(skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications	83-83	(skim)

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TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 22: Safety Management in Small Motor Carriers explores small motor carriers' strengths and weaknesses in safety management, and identifies potentially effective safety practices.

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