The independence of independents: Influences on commercial driver intentions to commit unsafe acts

Transportation Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-41

  Swartz, Stephen M ^a   Douglas, Matthew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK CARRIER; PERCEPTION; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION DEREGULATION; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TRUCKING;

EID: 62449219369     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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