Study Links Driver Pay to Safety
Better pay for over-the-road truck drivers leads to a better safety record, a study has concluded.
“We found that higher pay is associated with lower crash probability. This could be a best practices study on safety,” said Daniel Rodriguez, a doctoral student at the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute in Ann Arbor.
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An analysis of safety statistics compiled before and after J.B Hunt Transport Services dramatically increased driver pay in 1997 found a significant decline in accidents a year later.
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Rodriguez released results of the study at a Jan. 11 session of the Transportation Research Board, which held a discussion on driver pay issues.
