Insights Into Accidents

Insights Into Accidents
11/20/07

When it comes to trucking accidents, the majority of accidents happen in the fall, specifically in October and November. The fall is the busy season for cattle transportation, so the increase in transportation accidents is no surprise. However, the factors that contribute to these accidents may be.

Jennifer Woods, a livestock consultant in Blackie, collected data from livestock transport accidents in North America from the last 13 years in a study for AFAC (Alberta Farm Animal Care) with the help of funding from Alberta Agriculture and Food.

The data shows that of the 415 commercial livestock truck accidents:

-59 per cent occurred in the early morning hours between midnight and 9:00 a.m.
-80 per cent were single vehicle accidents
-85 per cent of accident were attributed to driver error
-1 per cent of accidents were weather condition related
-56 per cent of accidents were cattle trucks
-27 per cent of accidents were pig trucks
-11 per cent of accidents were poultry trucks

The majority of accidents involved rollovers to the right; this along with the early morning hours of accidents suggests that driver fatigue played a role in the cause of accidents, says Woods. Driver fatigue is a major issue in all trucking sectors, but unlike other sectors, livestock truckers are dealing with live loads that are constantly moving and shifting and that leaves less room for driver error.

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