Form MCSA-5849 Annual Commercial Vehicle Driver Survey: Work and Compen

OMB NO: 2126-XXXX
EXPIRATION DATE: mm/dd/yyyy

MCSA-5849

Public Burden Statement

A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2126-XXXX. Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be approximately 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. All responses to this collection of information are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, MC-RRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20590.

Annual Commercial Vehicle Driver Survey:

Work and Compensation

Background

This survey is intended to collect information about your work history, compensation, and work schedule as a commercial motor vehicle driver. You will be given $10.00 for your participation.

Interviewers will collect the following information:

Date: ____________ Time: ___________

Location: _________________________________

Is the driver male or female?  Male  Female

The following questions will be used to determine if you are eligible for the survey:

Do you have a CDL?  Yes  No

Are you willing to participate?  Yes  No  Language Barrier

Work History

1. How many years have you been driving a commercial vehicle? __________

2. What year did you obtain your first CDL? _________  Check if “grandfathered in”

3. Current license class?  A  B  C  Other (please specify) ___________

4. What endorsements do you have?

• Passenger  Yes  No

• Double-Triple Trailer  Yes  No

• Tank Vehicle  Yes  No

• Hazmat  Yes  No

• School Bus  Yes  No

• Intrastate (Restriction)  Yes  No

• None  Yes  No

• Other. Please specify: __________________

5. What type of operation are you currently involved in?

• For-hire: your employer transports freight for another company

• Private: your employer transports their own freight or carries only non-paying passengers

For example, a private company might be a chain of grocery stores that transports goods from their warehouse to their stores.

6. Are you currently: (Check one.)

• employed as a full or part-time employee of a motor carrier

• an owner-operator normally leased only to one motor carrier, or

• an owner-operator leased to several motor carriers?

• None of the above. Please explain. _________________________________________

7. Which category best describes the shipments handled by you/your company?

 Truckload (Shipments greater than 10,000 lbs. that do not require a terminal or break- bulk operation)

 Less-than-truckload (Terminal or break-bulk operation required)

 Package (Shipments of packages under 100 lbs. that require a terminal or break-bulk operation)

 Bus/Passengers

 Primarily Hazardous Material Cargo

 Other: Please specify:___________________________________________________

8. What is the average length (in miles) of your average haul (NOTE: NOT total shift travel; simply from terminal pickup to first drop off)? _______

9. How many nights of the week are you on the road working away from home? _______

10. Do you drive in more than one state?

 Yes  No

11. What best describes your trips?

 Long haul (motor carrier operations with an average length of haul greater than 400 miles)

 Regional (motor carrier operations with an average length of haul between 150–400 miles)

 Short haul (Motor carrier operations conducted solely within a 150 air-mile radius from their terminals and require drivers to return to their work-reporting location every night)

12. What type of truck or passenger-vehicle do you most frequently drive? (Check one.)

 Truck with Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) 26,000 lbs or less

 Straight truck with GVWR over 26,000 lbs. (e.g., a truck with the cargo body and tractor mounted on the same chassis)

 Articulated truck with GVWR over 26,000 lbs. (e.g., a truck with a tractor and a trailer)

 Commercial vehicle designed or used to transport 9-15 paying passengers

 Commercial vehicle designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers

13. How did you learn to drive commercial trucks?

• Family/friend  Yes  No

• Vocational technical school program  Yes  No

• CDL focused school program  Yes  No

• Company provided program  Yes  No

• Farm  Yes  No

• Military  Yes  No

• Other: Please describe: _____________________________

14. If you learned to drive in a driver’s training program, who paid for the training program?

• Not Applicable

• Self/Family Member

• Carrier/company paid or provided

• Military/Government

• Other: Please specify:_________________

15. Approximately how much did the training program cost you or your employer?

 Less than $1,000  $1,001 - $3,000  $3,001 - $5,000  More than $5,000

 I don’t know  Not Applicable

[If necessary…Ask again…Did you say you are an owner operator or not?]

If you are not an owner-operator leased to several motor carriers, answer Q16-Q18b; otherwise, skip to Q19.

16. How many years have you worked for your current employer? _______________

17. How many trucks (owned and leased) are in the fleet of the company you work for (all types of trucks)?

 1 - 10  11 - 50  51 - 100  101 – 500  More than 500

18. How many motor carriers have you worked for:

    1. In the past year?

 1  2  3  4  more than 5

2. In the past 2 years?

 1  2  3  4  more than 5

3. In the past 3 years?

 1  2  3  4  more than 5

19. Do you belong to belong to a union for commercial vehicle/truck drivers?

 Yes  No

19a. Is the company that you drive for unionized?

 Yes  No

19b. Are you working for this company as a unionized driver?

 Yes  No

Driver Compensation

20. How are you usually paid? (Check one.)

 Salary  By hour  By mile  By load

21. What is your approximate (gross) annual income just from driving?

 Less than $10,000  $10,001 - $20,000  $20,001 - $30,000

 $30,001 - $40,000  $40,001 - $50,000  $50,001 - $60,000

 $60,001 - $70,000  $70,001 - $80,000  More than $80,000

22. What expenses do you have to pay for your driving job?

• Truck note  Yes  No

• Fuel  Yes  No

• Truck repairs  Yes  No

• Meals  Yes  No

• Overnight Stays  Yes  No

• Loading or Unloading  Yes  No

• Tolls  Yes  No

• Insurance (load)  Yes  No

• Insurance (truck)  Yes  No

• None  Yes  No

• Other:____________________________________

23. Do you have a second paying job at any time of year (not for a motor carrier)?

 Yes  No (go to Q. 27)

If yes:

24. How many hours per week do you work at your second job?

 1-10 hours a week  11-20 hours a week

 21-30 hours a week  31-40 hours a week

 Over 40 hours a week

25. How many weeks per year do you work your second job? ____________

26. What is your approximate annual gross income from your second paying job (not driving commercial vehicle)?

 Less than $10,000  $10,001 - $20,000  $20,001 - $30,000

 $30,001 - $40,000  $40,001 - $50,000  $50,001 - $60,000

 $60,001 - $70,000  $70,001 - $80,000  More than $80,000

Work Schedule

27. How would you describe your current driving job? (Check one.)

 Full-time  Part-time  Seasonal/Temporary

28. How many hours do you spend working (driving time+loading+maintenance+etc.)

for motor carriers during a typical seven day period? __­­­­­­­­­­­­­________

29. How many hours do you spend just driving a commercial vehicle in a typical seven day period? _________

30. How many weeks did you not work in the past year? ____________

31. Do you drive a regular schedule (similar hours or trips, day-to-day or week-to-week)?  Yes  No

32. About what time do you typically start driving?

 6AM-12PM  12PM-6PM  6PM-12AM  12AM-6AM  Can’t say

33. At what time do you typically stop driving?

 6AM-12PM  12PM-6PM  6PM-12AM  12AM-6AM  Can’t say

34. Approximately how many total miles did you drive a commercial vehicle in the past year?

 Less than 25,000  25,001 – 50,000  50,001 – 75,000  75,001 – 100,000

 100,001 – 125,000  125,000 – 150,000  Over 150,000  I don’t know

35. Does your employer track your truck’s location electronically?

 Yes  No

36. How do you record your hours of service? (Check all that apply.)

Paper Logbook	 Yes	 No
A computer prints out a log for me to sign [Electronic Logbook]	 Yes	 No
A computer records my hours of service (there is no print out) [Electronic On-Board Recorder]	 Yes	 No
Rarely recorded because normally use “100 air-mile radius exception”	 Yes	 No
Rarely or never recorded because of some other authorized exception	 Yes	 No
Other. Please specify: ________________________________________________

37. How many times a day is your truck loaded and unloaded?

Loaded <1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10+

Unloaded <1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10+

38. What is the typical amount of time you have to wait to load?

 Less than 15 min  Less than 30 min  Less than 1 hour  1 up to 2 hours  2 up to 4 hours  4 up to 6 hours  6 hours or more, but less than one day

 More than 1 day

39. What is the typical amount of time you have to wait to unload?

 Less than 15 min  Less than 30 min  Less than 1 hour  1 up to 2 hours  2 up to 4 hours  4 up to 6 hours  6 hours or more, but less than one day

 More than 1 day

40. Are you responsible for loading or unloading your truck?

 Yes  No

41. Are you paid for loading or unloading your truck?

Loading  Yes  No  Not Applicable

Unloading  Yes  No  Not Applicable

42. How often are you in a situation where you have to break the hours of service rules?

 Weekly  Monthly  Every Couple Months  Couple Times per Year

 Never

43. In the past 3 years, have you been involved in any commercial motor vehicle crash where there was property damage/injury or fatality?

 Yes  No

How many crashes have you been involved in the past 3 years?

 0  1  2  3  4  5+

44. How often do you wear your safety belt when driving your commercial motor vehicle?

 Always  Nearly always  Sometimes  Seldom  Never

45. When was the last time you did not wear your safety belt when driving your commercial motor vehicle?

 I always wear it

 Within the past day

 Within the past week

 Within the past month

 Within the past year

 A year or more ago

46. Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following reasons for not using your safety belt.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Too much trouble and effort
Belt does not fit well
Restricts movement in vehicle
Worried about being trapped in vehicle
Frequently getting in and out of cab
Other (Specify)

47. What is your age? _______________________

(If unwilling to answer, use ranges)

 Under 25  25-34  35-44  45-54  55-64

 65- 74  75 or more

48. Do you have access to the internet?

 Yes  No (Complete the interview)

49. If yes, approximately how much time do you spend using the internet each day?

 Less then 30 minutes  30 minutes to 1 hour  more than 1 hour

50. Where do you access the internet?

Home	 Yes	 No
Truck (not QUALCOMM or dispatch computers)	 Yes	 No
Workplace	 Yes	 No
Truck stop	 Yes	 No
Do not have internet access	 Yes	 No
Other. Please specify: ________________________________________________

Thank you for completing this survey.