TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Does contracting with owner operators lead to worse safety outcomes for US motor carriers? Evidence from the Motor Carrier Management Information System
JO  - Accident analysis and prevention
A1  - Monaco, Kristen
A1  - Redmon, Brydey
SP  - 654
EP  - 659
VL  - 45
IS  - 
N2  - Using data from the Motor Carrier Management Information System, we model crashes as a function of firm characteristics, with a focus on the employment relationship. We find that very small firms (one driver, one truck) and firms that contract with owner operators have fewer crashes than employee-only companies, once other firm characteristics and exposure are controlled. Additionally, though very small firms are more likely to have severe crashes, we find no relationship between the share of owner operators and crash severity.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-4575
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2011.09.036
ID  - ref1
ER  -