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Complex Proposed CSA Replacement May Take Time to Decipher


http://www.ttnews.com/articles/complex-proposed-csa-replacement-may-take-time-decipher


"A possible replacement for the much-maligned Compliance, Safety, Accountability framework the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration uses to measure motor carriers’ safety performance has been recommended by an elite panel of academics, but its complexity may prove challenging to the trucking industry, experts said.


“It’s going to take time for the consumers of the information and motor carriers to really understand,” Sharon-Lise Normand, panel co-chairman and professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School, told Transport Topics about Item Response Theory, a data measurement model that has been used to analyze a range of social issues, including medical care and aptitude tests. Now it is the recommended replacement for CSA..."


Funny what elite academia thinks of this industry, and it's ability to comprehend complexity... :scratchhead::popcorn::scratchhead:
 
SwampRatt said:
January 4, 2018 2:00 PM, EST
Truck Drivers, Delivery Workers Incurred Highest Number of Fatalities in 2016 (the latest figures available)

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/truc...rkers-incurred-highest-number-fatalities-2016

The leading cause of fatal injuries among tractor-trailer operators was transportation incidents, which refer to collisions with other vehicles, pedestrians and objects.

“Work injuries involving transportation incidents remained the most common fatal event in 2016, accounting for 40%,” the bureau states in its report summary.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Large Truck Crash Causation Study, the most comprehensive and most recent drill-down into federal crash data, concluded that 88% of all crashes were caused by human error. Of those, 56% were attributed to passenger car drivers while fewer, 44%, were attributed to commercial vehicle operators."
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Gee, what a surprise. Car drivers cause more problems than truck drivers. Never would have guessed that!

The problem is that no matter how many times you tell a car driver to be careful around trucks, most of them forget or don't think it's a big deal. Working the first week of the new year, I was cut off by a car at least once a day, usually for no reason at all, but occasionally so they could get off at the exit they were about to pass.
 
Canadian Flyer said:
Gee, what a surprise. Car drivers cause more problems than truck drivers. Never would have guessed that!

The problem is that no matter how many times you tell a car driver to be careful around trucks, most of them forget or don't think it's a big deal. Working the first week of the new year, I was cut off by a car at least once a day, usually for no reason at all, but occasionally so they could get off at the exit they were about to pass.
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That's why we need those autonomous, electric trucks that go from 0-60, in 5 seconds so we can stay out of the cars way.
 
seabreeze said:
Would be no driver shortage if all carriers would match Coop Dispatch's generous pay and benefit package.
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A little more to it than pay... IMHO. The lifestyle, especially the HOURS. Most people who are used to an 8 hour/day job would scoff at the prospect of repeated 10-12 hours/days and/or nights. The challenging schedule of MOST driving jobs is not pro family, nor particularly inviting to most people. Even most veterans merely tolerate the considerable time consumed by the job.

There are a few driving positions that require "normal" hours, but NOT many.
 
SwampRatt said:
A little more to it than pay... IMHO. The lifestyle, especially the HOURS. Most people who are used to an 8 hour/day job would scoff at the prospect of repeated 10-12 hours/days and/or nights. The challenging schedule of MOST driving jobs is not pro family, nor particularly inviting to most people. Even most veterans merely tolerate the considerable time consumed by the job.

There are a few driving positions that require "normal" hours, but NOT many.
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Bingo!!!
 
SwampRatt said:
A little more to it than pay... IMHO. The lifestyle, especially the HOURS. Most people who are used to an 8 hour/day job would scoff at the prospect of repeated 10-12 hours/days and/or nights. The challenging schedule of MOST driving jobs is not pro family, nor particularly inviting to most people. Even most veterans merely tolerate the considerable time consumed by the job.

There are a few driving positions that require "normal" hours, but NOT many.
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Truck driving jobs have never been pro family, that’s nothing new.

I think it’s more of a generational/society issue. Back when I was in school we had a truck driver come every year and talk about the pros and cons of driving a truck on career day...nowadays, no one shows up with a truck. Trucking careers are now seen as low end jobs for people with no future and they’re not supported by anyone from an educational standpoint. Schools are pushing kids towards college (which is understandable) but not every kid is cut out for college and there’s no mention of trucking as another viable option...and what’s sad is that we have better wages and bennies than most of the people I went to school with that went on to get their professionally indoctrinated degrees!!

IMO, until we get the schools to start advocating for the trucking industry as another viable option again, the driver shortage will continue to increase...well, at least until the autonomous trucks arrive anyways.
 
SwampRatt said:
A little more to it than pay... IMHO. The lifestyle, especially the HOURS. Most people who are used to an 8 hour/day job would scoff at the prospect of repeated 10-12 hours/days and/or nights. The challenging schedule of MOST driving jobs is not pro family, nor particularly inviting to most people. Even most veterans merely tolerate the considerable time consumed by the job.

There are a few driving positions that require "normal" hours, but NOT many.
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Yep, Coop doesn't require "normal" drivers!
Redracer3136 said:
Truck driving jobs have never been pro family, that’s nothing new.
May need more research on this.
I heard when you were in school, they taught driving a team of mules.


I think it’s more of a generational/society issue. Back when I was in school we had a truck driver come every year and talk about the pros and cons of driving a truck on career day...nowadays, no one shows up with a truck. Trucking careers are now seen as low end jobs for people with no future and they’re not supported by anyone from an educational standpoint. Schools are pushing kids towards college (which is understandable) but not every kid is cut out for college and there’s no mention of trucking as another viable option...and what’s sad is that we have better wages and bennies than most of the people I went to school with that went on to get their professionally indoctrinated degrees!!

IMO, until we get the schools to start advocating for the trucking industry as another viable option again, the driver shortage will continue to increase...well, at least until the autonomous trucks arrive anyways.
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Redracer3136 said:
Truck driving jobs have never been pro family, that’s nothing new.

I think it’s more of a generational/society issue. Back when I was in school we had a truck driver come every year and talk about the pros and cons of driving a truck on career day...nowadays, no one shows up with a truck. Trucking careers are now seen as low end jobs for people with no future and they’re not supported by anyone from an educational standpoint. Schools are pushing kids towards college (which is understandable) but not every kid is cut out for college and there’s no mention of trucking as another viable option...and what’s sad is that we have better wages and bennies than most of the people I went to school with that went on to get their professionally indoctrinated degrees!!

IMO, until we get the schools to start advocating for the trucking industry as another viable option again, the driver shortage will continue to increase...well, at least until the autonomous trucks arrive anyways.
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I would certainly agree. It seems that most trades are given little or no consideration in career planning discussions, even though they pay very well and don't require excessive education.

A great percentage of young people would be better served attending Trade Schools rather than College. Electricians, Plumbers, HVAC techs, Mechanics, etc. can all make impressive wages, without working excessive hours.

With large trucks there is the intimidation factor. But again, the bigger problem with Truck Driving jobs, and their lack of appeal, comes from the sacrifice in terms of time. Most people (regardless of age) are not about to sign up for that, IMHO.
 
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Truck Technology Takes the Stage at the Consumer Electronics Show

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/st...e-stage-at-the-consumer-electronics-show.aspx

"Once the domain of geeks and gamers, CES has evolved to become one of the most important venues for showcasing new and emerging technology, attracting over 20,000 attendees annually.

Increasingly, automotive companies have been using the show to reveal high-tech upcoming features and concepts. But now, commercial vehicles are getting their due."
 
Former Swift employee pleads guilty to embezzling $1.65M from the company

https://www.ccjdigital.com/former-s...a3c973&utm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-2

"David Dwight Reynolds, a network engineer at the Phoenix-based Swift, made hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal purchases on company credit cards, which he disguised as company purchases, between 2013 and 2016. He also between 2014 and 2016 created a fake company and used it to bill Swift for hundreds of thousands of dollars in invoices for work performed by real contractors."
 
SwampRatt said:
Truck Technology Takes the Stage at the Consumer Electronics Show

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/st...e-stage-at-the-consumer-electronics-show.aspx

"Once the domain of geeks and gamers, CES has evolved to become one of the most important venues for showcasing new and emerging technology, attracting over 20,000 attendees annually.

Increasingly, automotive companies have been using the show to reveal high-tech upcoming features and concepts. But now, commercial vehicles are getting their due."
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So Toyota invented the Gadgetmobile?

It's too bad nobody is going to be able to afford it if they're delivering for Pizza Hut or Amazon.
 
At least it's refreshing that someone out there in media land has realized the driver shortage nears a million, as opposed to the usual estimate of 50 k. Hell, there's 3.5 million drivers (reportedly), so therefore 50 k is statistically insignificant. 900 k, now that's a number that should cause every trucking executive in the US to soil his panties!!!

Pay raises all around, and a hat reference or two for the hell of it!

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Driver performance: using insights to change behaviors

https://www.ccjdigital.com/driver-p...tm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-top-story

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MegaData?
 
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