Safety performance differences between unionized and non-union motor carriers

Thomas M. Corsi, Curtis M. Grimm, David E. Cantor and Dale Sienicki

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2012, vol. 48, issue 4, 807-816

Abstract: This paper analyzes the safety performance differences between union and non-union motor carriers. Based primarily on the safety and health provisions of a national agreement between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and a major unionized motor carrier, a hypothesis is developed that union carriers have a positive safety impact. The hypothesis is tested using safety performance data. Key findings are that union membership has a statistically significant positive impact on both driver and vehicle safety performance. Union membership results in significantly fewer crashes as well.

Keywords: Motor carrier safety; Unionization; Safety performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2012.01.003

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