Surveys
The results of this survey, conducted by Martin Labbe Associates
and released on June 16, 1999, found that dry van drivers
wait an average of 33.5 hours a week to load and unload as
well as wait. If drop and hook operations are excluded, the
average increases to over 40 hours a week. The results are
similar to the findings of two studies conducted in 1998 and
1996 on refrigerated drivers’ waiting time. These studies
concluded that refrigerated drivers spend over 43 hours a
week in unproductive time. The study also revealed that excessive
waiting time results in more than $1.5 billion in lost productivity.
National Refrigerated Driver Survey
This survey of refrigerated drivers, conducted in 1998 by
Martin Labbe Associates, concluded that refrigerated drivers
spend over 43 hours a week in unproductive time. The findings
were similar to a similar refrigerated driver survey conducted
in 1996.
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