The Impact of Financial and Non-Financial Work Incentives on the Safety Behavior of Heavy Truck Drivers.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Škerlič, Sebastjan Erčulj, Vanja
Editor	Di Bona, Gianpaolo Forcina, Antonio De Carloi, Filippo
Copyright Year	2021
Abstract	The goal of the research is to determine how compensation affects the safety behavior of truck drivers and consequently the frequency of traffic accidents. For this purpose, a survey was conducted on a sample of 220 truck drivers in international road transport in the EU, where the results of the Structural Equation Model (SEM) show that in the current state of the transport sector, financial and non-financial incentives have a positive impact on the work and safety behavior of drivers. Financial incentives also have an impact on drivers' increased perception of their driving ability, while moving violations continue to have a major impact on the number of accidents. The proposed improvements enable decision-makers at the highest level to adopt legal solutions to help manage the issues that have been affecting the industry from a work, social and safety point of view for the past several years. The results of the research therefore represent an important guideline for improvements to the legislature as well as in the systematization of truck driver compensation within companies.
ISSN	16617827
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health [Int J Environ Res Public Health]
Volume Number	18
DOI	10.3390/ijerph18052759
PubMed Central reference number	PMC7967259
Issue Number	5
PubMed reference number	33803170
e-ISSN	16604601
Language	English
Publisher	Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
Publisher Date	2021-03-09
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	financial incentives non-financial incentives compensation truck drivers safety safety behavior
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Pollution Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health