When To Avoid Long Haul Trucks

Hello All,

Below is some interesting information regarding collisions and near collisions with long haul trucks. This information was gathered by Drive Cam, a distributor and training company of safety cameras for the commercial trucking industry. Seems like we are coming up on peak season for truck collisions......read on.....HK

Collisions/Near Collisions by Month of the Year

• Collisions and near collisions in the long haul trucking industry are very low from January to June (between 1% and 5%).
• Beginning in July, however, the collision/near collision rate spikes (and actually peaks at 18%) remaining above 14% through November.
• The collision/near collision rate in the long haul trucking industry is, on average, over 5% higher than Other Industries from June to November.

Collisions/Near Collisions by Day of Week

• Collisions/near collisions peak on Tuesdays and Fridays in long haul trucking (21% and 20%) respectively.
• The long haul trucking collision/near collision rate is slightly lower than Other Industries on Wednesday and Thursday, as well as on Saturday and Sunday.
  

Collisions/Near Collisions by Hour of Day

• Collisions/near collision rate in long haul trucking remains below 4% from 11PM until 9AM.
• Beginning at 9AM, the collision rate in long haul trucking begins to climb with a small dip between 1PM and 2PM before increasingly sharply.
• The long haul trucking collision/near collision rate peaks between 3PM and 4PM at 9%, takes a sharp nosedive and then rises to 6.5% between 8PM and 9PM before starting a decline below 4%.