ATRI Releases HOS Safety Analysis

The American Transportation Research Institute released an analysis Wednesday that found that the majority of commercial vehicle crashes occur during the first eight hours of driving.

The analysis, based on hours-of-service surveys from about 260 motor carriers, found that 87% of crashes were in the first eight hours, while 12% occurred in the 9th to 11th hours.

ATRI also found that drivers use the 34-hour restart provision an average of three or fewer times per month.

ATRI compared the data from its survey, collected in 2009, to data from a similar 2004 survey, and found that the total collision rate fell 11.7% while preventable collisions dropped 30.6%.