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Pay and Working Conditions in the Long-Distance Truck and Bus Industries: Assessing for Effects on Driver Safety and Retention

Chapter 2 distinguishes drivers of tractor-trailer trucks operating locally from those operating over long distances. Local drivers typically operate within 150 miles of their home base, such as for ...
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Report Offers Strategies for Understanding the Impacts of Compensation and Working Conditions on Safety and Performance of Long-Distance Truck Drivers

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says the U.S. Department of Transportation should tap existing and planned data collection efforts to gain ...