During winter events, plow operators work long, stressful hours, and fatigue can be a major problem, resulting in higher accident rates, lower productivity and increased health issues. Reducing operator fatigue during winter operations could increase safety, reduce employee absences and improve operator efficiency.
Clear Roads Guidance
Other Research and Resources
RESEARCH
- Pilot Testing a Naturalistic Driving Study to Investigate Winter Maintenance Operator Fatigue During Winter Emergencies (Virginia Tech, 2017)
- Snowplow Operator Driving Time: Survey of State and Local Practices
(Utah DOT, 2016) - Monitoring Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue (Minnesota DOT, 2015)
- Snowplow Simulation Training Study (Illinois DOT, 2011)
- Snowplow Simulator Training Evaluation (Arizona DOT, 2006)
RESOURCES
- 2017 International Conference on Managing Fatigue: This biennial conference focuses on the effects of fatigue in the transportation sector. Abstracts and presentations are available.
Videos
Iowa DOT Snow Plowing Techniques (segment on fatigue begins at 9:03) – Winter Operations Training Series, Video 8 of 13