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A Study on Drowsiness in Inland Container Transportation of Korea

Drowsiness while driving is one of the most serious problems in container transportation. In this article we explored the drowsiness of container transport drivers and examined what factors impact fatigue and drowsiness while driving. One of the most interesting findings of the research was that the sleep related elements - sleep disorder breathing (SDB), nap times, sleep days at home per week seem to have a strong influence behind the reasons of truck drivers' drowsiness. This finding has some intuitive appeal - the sleep related factors, not the driving distance per day itself, appears to cause container transport drivers' drowsiness in Korea. We propose to build many truck rest areas along the highway for truck drivers that can help them get their needed rest. Finally, a more important finding from this study is of importance to logistics industries and researchers exploring the impact of sleep disorder breathing in container transportation. Research in these areas will help managers prevent drowsiness related accidents and provide solutions that are most appropriate for container truck drivers.