Injury due to road traffic crash is a major cause of ill health and premature deaths in developing countries. Taxis provide a main mode of public transport in Vietnam but there has been little research on the risk of crash for taxi drivers. This retrospective study collected information on taxi crashes for the period 2006-2009 by interviewing drivers from five taxi companies in Hanoi, Vietnam, ...

The crew rostering problem arises in public transport bus companies, and addresses the task of assigning a given set of anonymous duties and some other activities, such as standbys and days off, to drivers or groups of drivers, without violating any complex labor union rules. Additionally, the preferences of drivers are considered during the assignment. The plan generated for each driver/group ...

We have performed a pilot study to assess obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), work and life-style factors as causes of driver fatigue in transport drivers. This study is part of a larger national study of sleep disordered breathing in transport drivers. A group of NSW transport drivers completed a survey designed to assess an individual's level of daytime sleepiness and their likelihood of having OS...