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Douglas B Pape - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Role of Human Factors in Preventing Cargo Tank Truck Rollovers - Role of Human Factors in Preventing Cargo Tank Truck Rollovers
2012Co-Authors: Douglas B Pape, S Robert Fredman, Daniel C Murray, Micah Lueck, Mark D Abkowitz, James FlemingAbstract:This report analyzes the root causes of the major driver factors contributing to Cargo Tank truck rollovers and proposes safety, management, and communication practices that can be used to minimize or eliminate driver errors in Cargo Tank truck operations. The research focuses on three critical areas of practice that can be quickly implemented and will have long-lasting benefits for motor carriers of all sizes across the Tank truck industry. These areas of practice, examined through case studies, include (1) rollover-specific driver training and safety programs, with particular attention to a program on heavy vehicle rollover prevention from VicRoads (the state government roads authority in Victoria, Australia), the components of a good overall safety program, and tips for investigating rollovers to prevent their recurrence; (2) the use of behavior management techniques using on-board technology, direct observation (driver ride-along), training, and other tools and methods to manage driver behavior based on a survey of current technology and interviews with operators who demonstrated successful behavior management processes; and (3) the use of fitness-for-duty management practices in fatigue management, general health and wellness, scheduling and dispatching strategies, and distracted driving prevention.
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Benefits and Costs of Four Approaches to Improving Rollover Stability of Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2008Co-Authors: Douglas B Pape, Nancy Mcmillan, Art Greenberg, Heather Mayfield, J. Caleb Chitwood, Christopher B. Winkler, Daniel Blower, Timothy Gordon, Michelle Barnes, John BrockAbstract:Four broad approaches to decreasing the number of Cargo Tank rollovers were evaluated: driver training, electronic stability aids, improvements in design of the vehicle itself, and highway design. A study of rollover crash statistics confirmed many expectations, but a few of the factors were not as strong as might have been expected. The portion of rollovers that occur on freeways is 15 to 20. A driver error of one kind or another (e.g., decision or performance error) figures in about three-fourths of Cargo Tank rollovers. Inattention and distraction account for about 15. Evasive maneuvers were a factor in 5 to 10 of rollovers. Drivers must be trained to appreciate the diverse causes for rollovers and to anticipate the situations that lead to them. Adherence to viable work and rest schedules is crucial. Electronic stability aids automatically slow the truck when it rounds a curve too fast. They can be remarkably effective in preventing this scenario. However, crash statistics and anecdotal accounts consistently show many other factors that can lead to rollovers. Significant reductions in rollover rates can be achieved with modest changes in vehicle stability. Cargo Tank trailers of improved stability are currently available for some Cargoes. When mountainous terrain or other factors dictate highway designs that can contribute to rollovers, drivers need to be made aware through signage or dispatch instructions. A comprehensive benefit-cost analysis, conducted from a societal point of view during a 20-year window, projected that the improvements will be cost beneficial
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Benefits and Costs of Four Approaches to Improving Rollover Stability of Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles
Transportation Research Record, 2008Co-Authors: Douglas B Pape, Nancy Mcmillan, J. Caleb Chitwood, Christopher B. Winkler, Daniel Blower, Timothy Gordon, Michelle Barnes, Arthur Greenberg, Heather J. Mayfield, John Frank BrockAbstract:Four broad approaches to decreasing the number of Cargo Tank rollovers were evaluated: driver training, electronic stability aids, improvements in design of the vehicle itself, and highway design. A study of rollover crash statistics confirmed many expectations, but a few of the factors were not as strong as might have been expected. The portion of rollovers that occur on freeways is 15% to 20%. A driver error of one kind or another (e.g., decision or performance error) figures in about threefourths of Cargo Tank rollovers. Inattention and distraction account for about 15%. Evasive maneuvers were a factor in 5% to 10% of rollovers. Drivers must be trained to appreciate the diverse causes for rollovers and to anticipate the situations that lead to them. Adherence to viable work and rest schedules is crucial. Electronic stability aids automatically slow the truck when it rounds a curve too fast. They can be remarkably effective in preventing this scenario. However, crash statistics and anecdotal accounts co...
John Frank Brock - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Benefits and Costs of Four Approaches to Improving Rollover Stability of Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles
Transportation Research Record, 2008Co-Authors: Douglas B Pape, Nancy Mcmillan, J. Caleb Chitwood, Christopher B. Winkler, Daniel Blower, Timothy Gordon, Michelle Barnes, Arthur Greenberg, Heather J. Mayfield, John Frank BrockAbstract:Four broad approaches to decreasing the number of Cargo Tank rollovers were evaluated: driver training, electronic stability aids, improvements in design of the vehicle itself, and highway design. A study of rollover crash statistics confirmed many expectations, but a few of the factors were not as strong as might have been expected. The portion of rollovers that occur on freeways is 15% to 20%. A driver error of one kind or another (e.g., decision or performance error) figures in about threefourths of Cargo Tank rollovers. Inattention and distraction account for about 15%. Evasive maneuvers were a factor in 5% to 10% of rollovers. Drivers must be trained to appreciate the diverse causes for rollovers and to anticipate the situations that lead to them. Adherence to viable work and rest schedules is crucial. Electronic stability aids automatically slow the truck when it rounds a curve too fast. They can be remarkably effective in preventing this scenario. However, crash statistics and anecdotal accounts co...
Timothy Gordon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Benefits and Costs of Four Approaches to Improving Rollover Stability of Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2008Co-Authors: Douglas B Pape, Nancy Mcmillan, Art Greenberg, Heather Mayfield, J. Caleb Chitwood, Christopher B. Winkler, Daniel Blower, Timothy Gordon, Michelle Barnes, John BrockAbstract:Four broad approaches to decreasing the number of Cargo Tank rollovers were evaluated: driver training, electronic stability aids, improvements in design of the vehicle itself, and highway design. A study of rollover crash statistics confirmed many expectations, but a few of the factors were not as strong as might have been expected. The portion of rollovers that occur on freeways is 15 to 20. A driver error of one kind or another (e.g., decision or performance error) figures in about three-fourths of Cargo Tank rollovers. Inattention and distraction account for about 15. Evasive maneuvers were a factor in 5 to 10 of rollovers. Drivers must be trained to appreciate the diverse causes for rollovers and to anticipate the situations that lead to them. Adherence to viable work and rest schedules is crucial. Electronic stability aids automatically slow the truck when it rounds a curve too fast. They can be remarkably effective in preventing this scenario. However, crash statistics and anecdotal accounts consistently show many other factors that can lead to rollovers. Significant reductions in rollover rates can be achieved with modest changes in vehicle stability. Cargo Tank trailers of improved stability are currently available for some Cargoes. When mountainous terrain or other factors dictate highway designs that can contribute to rollovers, drivers need to be made aware through signage or dispatch instructions. A comprehensive benefit-cost analysis, conducted from a societal point of view during a 20-year window, projected that the improvements will be cost beneficial
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Benefits and Costs of Four Approaches to Improving Rollover Stability of Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles
Transportation Research Record, 2008Co-Authors: Douglas B Pape, Nancy Mcmillan, J. Caleb Chitwood, Christopher B. Winkler, Daniel Blower, Timothy Gordon, Michelle Barnes, Arthur Greenberg, Heather J. Mayfield, John Frank BrockAbstract:Four broad approaches to decreasing the number of Cargo Tank rollovers were evaluated: driver training, electronic stability aids, improvements in design of the vehicle itself, and highway design. A study of rollover crash statistics confirmed many expectations, but a few of the factors were not as strong as might have been expected. The portion of rollovers that occur on freeways is 15% to 20%. A driver error of one kind or another (e.g., decision or performance error) figures in about threefourths of Cargo Tank rollovers. Inattention and distraction account for about 15%. Evasive maneuvers were a factor in 5% to 10% of rollovers. Drivers must be trained to appreciate the diverse causes for rollovers and to anticipate the situations that lead to them. Adherence to viable work and rest schedules is crucial. Electronic stability aids automatically slow the truck when it rounds a curve too fast. They can be remarkably effective in preventing this scenario. However, crash statistics and anecdotal accounts co...
Daniel Blower - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Benefits and Costs of Four Approaches to Improving Rollover Stability of Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2008Co-Authors: Douglas B Pape, Nancy Mcmillan, Art Greenberg, Heather Mayfield, J. Caleb Chitwood, Christopher B. Winkler, Daniel Blower, Timothy Gordon, Michelle Barnes, John BrockAbstract:Four broad approaches to decreasing the number of Cargo Tank rollovers were evaluated: driver training, electronic stability aids, improvements in design of the vehicle itself, and highway design. A study of rollover crash statistics confirmed many expectations, but a few of the factors were not as strong as might have been expected. The portion of rollovers that occur on freeways is 15 to 20. A driver error of one kind or another (e.g., decision or performance error) figures in about three-fourths of Cargo Tank rollovers. Inattention and distraction account for about 15. Evasive maneuvers were a factor in 5 to 10 of rollovers. Drivers must be trained to appreciate the diverse causes for rollovers and to anticipate the situations that lead to them. Adherence to viable work and rest schedules is crucial. Electronic stability aids automatically slow the truck when it rounds a curve too fast. They can be remarkably effective in preventing this scenario. However, crash statistics and anecdotal accounts consistently show many other factors that can lead to rollovers. Significant reductions in rollover rates can be achieved with modest changes in vehicle stability. Cargo Tank trailers of improved stability are currently available for some Cargoes. When mountainous terrain or other factors dictate highway designs that can contribute to rollovers, drivers need to be made aware through signage or dispatch instructions. A comprehensive benefit-cost analysis, conducted from a societal point of view during a 20-year window, projected that the improvements will be cost beneficial
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Benefits and Costs of Four Approaches to Improving Rollover Stability of Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles
Transportation Research Record, 2008Co-Authors: Douglas B Pape, Nancy Mcmillan, J. Caleb Chitwood, Christopher B. Winkler, Daniel Blower, Timothy Gordon, Michelle Barnes, Arthur Greenberg, Heather J. Mayfield, John Frank BrockAbstract:Four broad approaches to decreasing the number of Cargo Tank rollovers were evaluated: driver training, electronic stability aids, improvements in design of the vehicle itself, and highway design. A study of rollover crash statistics confirmed many expectations, but a few of the factors were not as strong as might have been expected. The portion of rollovers that occur on freeways is 15% to 20%. A driver error of one kind or another (e.g., decision or performance error) figures in about threefourths of Cargo Tank rollovers. Inattention and distraction account for about 15%. Evasive maneuvers were a factor in 5% to 10% of rollovers. Drivers must be trained to appreciate the diverse causes for rollovers and to anticipate the situations that lead to them. Adherence to viable work and rest schedules is crucial. Electronic stability aids automatically slow the truck when it rounds a curve too fast. They can be remarkably effective in preventing this scenario. However, crash statistics and anecdotal accounts co...
Christopher B. Winkler - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Benefits and Costs of Four Approaches to Improving Rollover Stability of Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2008Co-Authors: Douglas B Pape, Nancy Mcmillan, Art Greenberg, Heather Mayfield, J. Caleb Chitwood, Christopher B. Winkler, Daniel Blower, Timothy Gordon, Michelle Barnes, John BrockAbstract:Four broad approaches to decreasing the number of Cargo Tank rollovers were evaluated: driver training, electronic stability aids, improvements in design of the vehicle itself, and highway design. A study of rollover crash statistics confirmed many expectations, but a few of the factors were not as strong as might have been expected. The portion of rollovers that occur on freeways is 15 to 20. A driver error of one kind or another (e.g., decision or performance error) figures in about three-fourths of Cargo Tank rollovers. Inattention and distraction account for about 15. Evasive maneuvers were a factor in 5 to 10 of rollovers. Drivers must be trained to appreciate the diverse causes for rollovers and to anticipate the situations that lead to them. Adherence to viable work and rest schedules is crucial. Electronic stability aids automatically slow the truck when it rounds a curve too fast. They can be remarkably effective in preventing this scenario. However, crash statistics and anecdotal accounts consistently show many other factors that can lead to rollovers. Significant reductions in rollover rates can be achieved with modest changes in vehicle stability. Cargo Tank trailers of improved stability are currently available for some Cargoes. When mountainous terrain or other factors dictate highway designs that can contribute to rollovers, drivers need to be made aware through signage or dispatch instructions. A comprehensive benefit-cost analysis, conducted from a societal point of view during a 20-year window, projected that the improvements will be cost beneficial
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Benefits and Costs of Four Approaches to Improving Rollover Stability of Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles
Transportation Research Record, 2008Co-Authors: Douglas B Pape, Nancy Mcmillan, J. Caleb Chitwood, Christopher B. Winkler, Daniel Blower, Timothy Gordon, Michelle Barnes, Arthur Greenberg, Heather J. Mayfield, John Frank BrockAbstract:Four broad approaches to decreasing the number of Cargo Tank rollovers were evaluated: driver training, electronic stability aids, improvements in design of the vehicle itself, and highway design. A study of rollover crash statistics confirmed many expectations, but a few of the factors were not as strong as might have been expected. The portion of rollovers that occur on freeways is 15% to 20%. A driver error of one kind or another (e.g., decision or performance error) figures in about threefourths of Cargo Tank rollovers. Inattention and distraction account for about 15%. Evasive maneuvers were a factor in 5% to 10% of rollovers. Drivers must be trained to appreciate the diverse causes for rollovers and to anticipate the situations that lead to them. Adherence to viable work and rest schedules is crucial. Electronic stability aids automatically slow the truck when it rounds a curve too fast. They can be remarkably effective in preventing this scenario. However, crash statistics and anecdotal accounts co...