title: Does contracting with owner operators lead to worse safety outcomes for US motor carriers? Evidence from the Motor Carrier Management Information System.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: California State University Long Beach, United States. kmonaco@csulb.edu
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Monaco
authors.forename: Brydey
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Redmon
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000145:classification / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000145:classification / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D032982:Contracts; D006801:Humans; D008331:Management Information Systems; D018986:Motor Vehicles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010067:Ownership; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States