Data on Impacts of COVID-19 on the Trucking industry

A stated preference survey of truck drivers collected nationally to capture driving behaviors from before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was administered through the University of Arkansas. Survey data was collected between May 25th and June 1st, 2020, utilizing Qualtrics, an online electronic survey instrument. Completing the survey was voluntary, but to participate respondents must have been at least 18 years of age, held a CDL, had been operating their commercial motor vehicle for more than a year and also during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey included a total of 67 questions divided into nine parts: socioeconomic, business, driver, driving characteristics, safety perceptions, time of day operations, driving management, and truck configuration. A total of 521 truck drivers met the survey requirements and completed the survey.