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Study - USA - On-board recorders boost driver morale
USA - eTrucker -14 Sept 2006: -- Few fleets use electronic on-board recorders, but those that do report increased driver morale, according to a new study... The American Transportation Research Institute, the research arm of the American Trucking Associations, released the results Sept. 12 of its industry analysis of using the recorders to monitor driver hours... The project included surveys and interviews of users, non-users and vendors, as well as analysis of secondary research and comments submitted to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which is expected to rule on the devices this fall... The research indicates that on-board recorder use is low for several reasons, including cost, a lack of return on investment, and uncertainty about what standards might be mandated by the FMCSA... The enforcement community also is concerned about data privacy and data access issues, since few policies and protocols exist... However, the ATRI research does contradict perceptions that the devices would hurt driver morale and retention. A surprising 76 percent of users said the recorders had improved driver morale, and 19 percent said they had improved driver retention. No users said driver retention had been harmed by the devices...
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