The Driver Initiative looks to uncover new insights and identify specific opportunities to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of life of American over-the-road truck drivers through an analysis of individual driver actions and behavior using ELD and other related data
Recent Publications
- The ELD – better trucking through data science
- Is There a Truck Driver Shortage or a Utilization Crisis
- Stranded in December: A Truck Driver Story
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Research Team
Dr. David Correll
Co-Director
Tony Orr
Research Assistant
Mei Qing Zhang
Research Assistant
Sireethorn Benjatanont
Research Assistant
Vivian Andrea Ruiz Peraza
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Adam Buttgenbach
Research Assistant
Charles Lu
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Danielle Procter
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Guilherme Dayrell Mendonca
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Andres Villena
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Dylan Francisco Tantuico
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Colleen Copley
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Paulo Sousa Jr
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Leora Sauter
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Michelle Roy
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Roogers Marino
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Zeyu Wu
Research Assistant
Trucker Tuesday Updates
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Why Has Driver Turnover Decreased?
The latest Outbound Magazine focuses on the trucking industry; the changes in the market, infrastructure plans, and newly proposed legislation. Dr. David Correll spoke with the magazine to give an overview of his research on the trucking industry. You can view the full PDF here.
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Drilling Deep: Tapping into the brains of a leading college to aid trucking – Podcast withFreightWaves
NEW FreightWaves Podcast featuring FreightLab’s David Correll.
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FreightLab Book Review: “Sweatshops on Wheels”
BOOK REVIEWSweatshops on Wheels: Winners and Losers in Trucking DeregulationBy Michael BelzerOxford University Press (2000)Reviewed by David HC Correll Michael Belzer wants you to know two things about American trucking: (1) it hasn’t always been this way; and (2) it doesn’t have to be this way. In his book, Sweatshops on Wheels – which reads […]