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Dive Brief:
- The trucking industry spent $14 billion in 2022 on safety compliance, maintenance and training, according to the results of an American Trucking Associations survey released this week.
- Providers shared details with the team at expenses ranging from service hours and inspection logs listening to drug tests, as well as bonuses for clean inspections and safety technology purchased with braking systems and advanced driver assistance system functions.
- “The results of our survey show that regardless of the size or type of carrier, these carriers are committed – as ATA is – to reducing collisions and making our highways safer,” said in a press release ATA Regulatory Affairs and Safety Policy SVP Dan Horvath.
Dive Insight:
Carriers face a barrage of challenges beyond safely delivering goods — from trucking costs that hit a new high last year to expensive litigation that threatens companies’ ability to operate.
At the same time, federal data suggest a troubling trend with trucks deaths from 2017 to 2021. But the truck crashes only applies to material damage did better in 2021 than incidents in 2018 and 2019. And from 2019 to 2021, the industry showed a decline injury rate in truck accidents per 100 million miles driven.
While trucking regulations set a baseline for safety, this is not enough for the industry.
“These investments go far beyond simply complying with existing regulations,” Horvath said. “Our industry’s commitment to developing the latest technologies, providing additional training and incentivizing safe driving behaviors shows how seriously we take the job of reducing accidents on our highways.”