Holistic approach for improving road safety - pre-study of transport company and its organization
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Volvo Technology AB - Avd 6350, M1:6 |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 480 000 |
| Project duration | May 2012 - September 2013 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Traffic safety and automated vehicles -FFI |
| End-of-project report | 2012-00932eng.pdf (pdf, 650 kB) |
Purpose and goal
The project has investigated the causes of accidents in remote, regional and urban distribution for PostNord Logistics. This was done by focusing on the vehicle, driver and organization. The project has carried out and reported the following: - Analysis of PostNord Logistics´ accidents, categorization of accident and accident causes - Description of how the vehicle, driver and organization effect the occurrence of accidents - Description of the accident investigation analysis - Recommendations for future accident prevention and development of security solutions
Results and expected effects
The project has performed a study of PostNord Logistics´ operations in Sweden and investigated accidents in remote, regional and urban transports. Accidents at PostNord have been followed up and the causes for accidents have been analyzed. This has been done by taking a holistic approach, where the investigation focus on vehicles, drivers and the organization, all of which affect the risk of accidents. This work has contributed to a more efficient way of accident analysis and a step closer to understanding accident causes, which is a prerequisite to developing effective solutions.
Approach and implementation
The focus of the project was to identify accidents and investigate the causes of these for PostNord Logistics Region Väst. Region Väst is one of six regions in PostNord Swedish logistics operations and has a fleet of approximately 210 trucks (over 3.5 tonnes) and about 130 vans (under 3.5 tonnes). The region has about 515 drivers employed. The analysis was based on accident statistics, interviews with employees at PostNord Logistics, observations of drivers during work shifts and accident follow-up interviews with drivers when an accident occurred.