Traffic Safety of the Trucking Industry in Saudi Arabia

Transport networks vary and change over time. This paper aims to contribute to raising the level of safety in the road transport industry (trucking industry), by assessing the current state of truck accidents, drivers, and regulations which control the land transport in Saudi Arabia. This has been conducted through surveys and field interviews with specialized authorities. Moreover, to evaluate the effectiveness of driving schools training programs, by interviewing students involved in such programs and with recent programs graduates. Results have indicated that the main reason for the decline of traffic safety is the lack of enforcing the law regulations. Other reasons for the decline were related to the drivers and driving schools. The comparison between truck accidents and other vehicles accidents showed that truck accidents were more serious. Some of the truck drivers' characteristics are the reasons that stand behind them making more accidents (such as low education level). Results also have indicated that driving schools doesn’t increase students practical driving knowledge.