Trucking safety: It’s getting harder to make improvements
The “low hanging fruit” in terms of making relatively easy safety improvements is largely picked, says one expert.
Rob Abbott will tell you that if you look at long-term motor carrier safety trends over the last 30 years, you’ll note that there’s been a steep decline in the crash rate for large trucks. But if you narrow that focus to the last decade or so, you’ll note that the decline hasn’t been as steep.
He told Fleet Owner the reason for this “leveling off” is simple: much of the “low hanging fruit” in terms of safety improvements, especially when it comes to vehicle technology, has already been picked.
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Source:: http://fleetowner.com/safety/trucking-safety-it-s-getting-harder-make-improvements
