Why do long distance truck drivers work extremely long hours?

MH Belzer, SA Sedo - The Economic and Labour Relations …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
… However, research has not shown clearly why long-haul drivers work such extremely
long hours. We argue, here, that truck drivers who choose long-haul work do so to achieve …

Factors associated with falling asleep at the wheel among long-distance truck drivers

AT McCartt, JW Rohrbaugh, MC Hammer… - Accident Analysis & …, 2000 - Elsevier
… have long been concerned with the extent and causes of sleepiness-related driving among
long-distance truck drivers. … of long-distance truck drivers may place them at higher risk for …

The impact of work practices on fatigue in long distance truck drivers

AM Williamson, AM Feyer, R Friswell - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 1996 - Elsevier
… professional truck drivers completed a 12 hour, 900 km trip under each of three driving
Long distance truck drivers’ on-road performance and economic reward. Report No. CR 99. …

Healthcare and the long haul: long distance truck drivers—a medically underserved population

AJ Solomon, JT Doucette, E Garland… - American journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… studies concerning longdistance truck drivers were … While similarities between the trucking
profession in these … While examining access to healthcare by long-distance truck drivers, to …

Predictors of psychostimulant use by long-distance truck drivers

A Williamson - American journal of epidemiology, 2007 - academic.oup.com
… in truck drivers than in all drivers (3), and surveys of long-distance truck drivers showed that
20–30 percent of drivers … the predictors of stimulant drug use by long-distance truck drivers. …

Long-Distance Truck Drivers Discuss Their Occupation.

JC Johnson, DN Bristow, DJ McClure… - … Law, Logistics & …, 2010 - search.ebscohost.com
long-distance truck drivers, this study is unique because it involves personal interviews with
104 long-distance truck drivers… at academic research involving long-distance truck drivers, (b…

World at work: truck drivers

AJ Van der Beek - Occupational and environmental medicine, 2012 - oem.bmj.com
… Finally, waiting before loading or unloading was found to take, on average, three quarters
of an hour per day in long distance drivers, who experienced these waiting periods as very …

Long Distance Truck Drivers--Their Joys and Frustrations.

JC Johnson, DN Bristow, DJ McClure… - Journal of …, 2009 - search.ebscohost.com
… This study also indicated that there are serious frustrations for longdistance truck drivers.
While these problems often cannot be substantially minimized, it is beneficial to know these …

Determinants of job satisfaction among long-distance truck drivers: An interview study in the United States

JC Johnson, DN Bristow, DJ McClure… - International Journal …, 2011 - search.proquest.com
… job satisfaction of long-distance truck drivers in the United States. … truck-stop located adjacent
to an Interstate Highway. One hundred-four drivers, who had stopped to refuel their trucks, …

Assessment of physical work demands of long-distance industrial gas delivery truck drivers

F Sekkay, D Imbeau, PA Dubé, Y Chinniah… - Applied Ergonomics, 2021 - Elsevier
… of long-distance truck drivers employed by a large gas delivery company in Canada. … in
the work of Canadian long-distance industrial gas delivery truck drivers working for a large …