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
In the news
Research Team
Dr. David Correll
Co-Director
Tony Orr
Research Assistant
Mei Qing Zhang
Research Assistant
Sireethorn Benjatanont
Research Assistant
Vivian Andrea Ruiz Peraza
Research Assistant
Adam Buttgenbach
Research Assistant
Charles Lu
Research Assistant
Danielle Procter
Research Assistant
Guilherme Dayrell Mendonca
Research Assistant
Andres Villena
Research Assistant
Dylan Francisco Tantuico
Research Assistant
Colleen Copley
Research Assistant
Paulo Sousa Jr
Research Assistant
Leora Sauter
Research Assistant
Michelle Roy
Research Assistant
Roogers Marino
Research Assistant
Zeyu Wu
Research Assistant
Trucker Tuesday Updates
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Trucker Tuesday – What do you like about your “gadget”?
In this week’s issue, we looked at the what driver’s liked about their “gadgets”
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Trucker Tuesday – Education Level of Interviewed Truck Drivers
In reviewing the Sloan Foundation’s 1997 survey of American Truck Drivers with David Correll, we found something surprising: for a meaningful number of drivers (21.7%), an incomplete stop at a College or University preceded their career on the road. We wonder, what cut their time on campus short?
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Trucker Tuesday – Technology for Tracking
Welcome to the first installment of #TruckerTuesday. David Correll and Tony Orr have been analyzing a survey of truck drivers conducted by the Sloan Foundation to pull insights from 1997 that are relevant in today’s landscape. In this week’s edition, we look at the different methods that companies used to track their drivers and trucks on the road. […]