{"id":6733,"date":"2018-05-12T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-12T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/?p=6733"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:19:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:19:33","slug":"commercial-driver-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/commercial-driver-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"US Commercial Drivers Are Buckling Up Big Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is good news for commercial drivers in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past decade, commercial drivers have increased their use of seat\u00a0belts from 65% to 86%, which also accounts for 90% among all road drivers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmcsa.dot.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration<\/a> (FMCSA), along with other state enforcement agencies, have made this new change possible owing to their continuous encouragements and enforcements of seatbelt laws for commercial drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Consistency was the key to success where more drivers understood the importance of wearing seat\u00a0belts while on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at previous records, the use of seatbelts by commercial drivers amounted to 65% in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>From that year on, the use of seat\u00a0belts has been increasing\u00a0every year and it keeps getting better.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Seat Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Survey, developed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Department of Transportation<\/a>, the use of seatbelts raised from 83% in 2013 to 86% in 2016.<\/p>\n<h2>Survey Findings<\/h2>\n<p>Not wearing seatbelts constitutes one of the most common driver violations, behind log book violations and speeding.<\/p>\n<p>On a regional observation, the South, Midwest, and West all amount to 87% usage. The Northeast stands at 71%.<\/p>\n<p>By gender, males wearing seatbelts amounted to 86%, whereas female drivers averaged 84%.<\/p>\n<p>There also was greater usage on expressways than surface streets, and in heavy traffic as opposed to lighter traffic.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/distracted-driving-awareness-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEE ALSO: April Is Distracted Driving Awareness Month \u2013 Safety Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Analyzing the increase of seatbelt usage<\/h2>\n<p>While aggressive enforcement adds to the change in the use of seatbelts by commercial drivers, the best source of change lays on carriers and drivers themselves.<\/p>\n<p>As a matter of fact, the 2013 survey reported that seatbelt usage was higher for fleet drivers (86%) than independent drivers (75%).<\/p>\n<p>These findings state that fleets have incorporated a number of action plans to encourage drivers to use their seatbelts.<\/p>\n<p>From written policies specifying seatbelt rules to strong supervisory actions, seatbelt usage was in the center of the agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The same also applies to solid disciplinary actions and company incentives for seatbelt usage, which ultimately encouraged drivers to buckle up.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the Governors Highway Safety Association found that seatbelt usage among all road users amounted to 90% in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>While commercial drivers had a history of non-compliance, it is worth concluding that they are making substantial progress by buckling up.<\/p>\n<p>Today, FMCSA can feel proud about their progress and keep pushing the agenda until seatbelt usage reaches 100% compliance.<\/p>\n<p>With efforts and statistics, the goal is to take the necessary steps to save lives across the nation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/green-car-adoption-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEE ALSO: Here Are The Highest Green Car Adoption Rates By State<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is good news for commercial drivers in the US. 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