Truck Driver Anthropometric Data: Estimating the Current Population

Abstract

This report shows that a challenge facing designers of commercial trucks and other vehicles is a lack of current operator anthropometric data on which to base design decisions. Specifically, it was points out that current data suffer from a number of limitations including secular size changes, ethnic and gender composition shifts, and excessive standard errors (S.E.) of percentiles estimates. These and other limitations point out the need for estimates of contemporary, professional driver anthropometry. This report presents tabulations of comprehensive male and female driver population anthropometry estimates, and outlines a method for applying these anthropometric data to the design of trucks and other vehicles.

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