Safety of Log Transportation After Regulation and Training in the State of Georgia, USA
Authors
W. Dale Greene
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Ben D. Jackson
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Lois Shackleford
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Robert L. Izlar
Georgia Forestry Association, Inc., Norcross, GA, USA
William Dover
Georgia Public Service Commission, Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract
Mechanical failure rates observed in highway accidents involving logging tractor-trailers have fallen significantly since Georgia subjected these vehicles to random roadside inspections. This improvement is attributed to both the regulation and the training efforts aimed at the log trucking community immediately before and after the implementation of the rules.
