The objective of this study was utilized the head and eye-tracker system to examine the effects of visual field between sedan and mixed concrete truck on road sign recognition. Participants were asked to search the traffic signs on driving video and give a verbal report instantaneously for visual search. Results of ANOVA revealed that the mode of vertical direction of eye gaze were significant ...

The use of amphetamines in Brazil is common among truck drivers, which may be an important factor in the occurrence of traffic accidents. This article seeks to estimate the prevalence of amphetamine use among truck drivers. Drivers (N = 134) were stopped on two different highways in Sao Paulo state and they were asked to answer a questionnaire and provide a urine sample for toxicological analys...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum is rare and to the best of our knowledge has never been reported from Nigeria. We report on a case thought to be occupation-related in a 42-year old Nigerian taxi driver who had previously been an automobile mechanic and later a long-haul truck driver. He presented with a stage D disease and only palliation was feasible.

The study used a modeling approach to analyze specific data regarding truck drivers and sleep apnea. The hypothesis tested was that "A driver diagnosed with sleep apnea is more likely to be involved in a motor vehicle crash than a driver with no history or symptoms of sleep apnea, after controlling for differences in the other predictor variables included in the model." The data gained in this ...

We investigated the phenomenon of sustained health-supportive behaviors among long-haul commercial truck drivers, who belong to an occupational segment with extreme health disparities. With a focus on setting-level factors, this study sought to discover ways in which individuals exhibit resiliency while immersed in endemically obesogenic environments, as well as understand setting-level barrier...

A person’s ability to perform a task is often limited by their ability to maintain balance. This is particularly true in lateral work performed in seated environments. For a truck driver operating the shift lever of a manual transmission, excessive shift forces can necessitate pulling on the steering wheel with the other hand to maintain balance, creating a potentially unsafe condition. An anal...

In this paper gives ever-increasing number of traffic accidents that are due to a diminished driver’s vigilance level has become a problem of serious concern to society. Drivers with a diminished vigilance level suffer from a marked decline in their perception, recognition, and vehicle-control abilities and, therefore, pose a serious danger to their own life and the lives of other people. Stati...

Past research demonstrates that heterosexuals perceive gay men to have traditionally feminine characteristics. Guided by Social Role Theory (Eagly, 1987), we predicted that this stereotype would differ depending on a gay man’s specific social role. To test this idea, participants rated five gay targets (father, single man, hairdresser, truck driver, typical gay man) on stereotypically masculine...

Dissembling on the Hogan Personality Inventory during Sirrulated Personrel Selection John A. Johnson Pennsylvania State University, DuBois campus Abstract Seventy-eight subjects COI'lpleted the Hogan Personality Inventory under normal instructions and then as if applying for the following four positions: Truck Driver, Banb Disposal Technician, Psychiatric Counselor, and Manager. For each occupa...