Commercial vehicle driver family issues assessment

MJ Hill, NW Hudson, BM Lantz… - Transportation research …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
The dissatisfaction of truck drivers associated with issues related to the family is examined.
This dissatisfaction is seen as a major reason for high turnover rates in the trucking industry.
The nature of commercial vehicle driver work and family environments is more clearly
defined through mail survey questions asked of both the driver and their spouse/partner.
Specific questions in the survey address work concerns, family concerns, decision making,
informational needs, communication, and leisure time. Methods to apply this information to …

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MJ Hill, N Hudson, B Lantz, G Griffin - 1997 - Citeseer
The commercial vehicle industry is growing rapidly. An average of 45,000 Commercial
Driver Licenses (CDL) have been issued each month for the last year (Federal Department
of Motor Vehicles, 1995). At the end of 1994, there were over 7.2 million individuals with a
CDL, and though long distance drivers are not identified specifically, they constitute a
majority of the drivers. With the commercial vehicle industry being a large employer
throughout the country, it touches a great number of families in our service community. Long …