India ranks first in the global fatalities rate related to traffic accidents. India’s trucking industry is highly unorganized compared with that in developed countries, as a result of which drivers do not get professional recognition in society. Low income, job insecurity, high-fatigue conditions, and continuous exposure to external environmental conditions cause job dissatisfaction, and the majority of traffic accidents in India are caused by driver negligence. This study aims to systematically examine the underlying factors that cause drivers’ unsafe behavior from the following four assessment levels: personal, professional, organizational, and external factors. A purposeful sampling-based survey method was employed to collect the data. The findings of this study were compared with the opinions of the experts and results from previous studies in the literature. The study results found that the contribution of professional and organizational factors to unsafe behavior is greatest compared with external and personal factors. The study concludes with recommendations for reducing drivers’ risk through planned driving schedules, ensuring social security through welfare schemes, and improving driving performance through proper training programs for preventing and minimizing damage caused by accidents, and recommends policy-based measures to trucking companies and regulatory bodies for minimizing accident occurrence.

印度在与交通事故有关的全球死亡人数中排名第一。与发达国家相比，印度的卡车运输业是高度无组织的，因此驾驶员在社会上没有得到专业的认可。低收入，工作不安全，疲劳程度高以及持续暴露于外部环境条件导致工作不满，而印度的大部分交通事故都是由驾驶员的疏忽造成的。本研究旨在从以下四个评估级别系统地检查导致驾驶员不安全行为的潜在因素：个人，专业，组织和外部因素。一种有目的的基于抽样的调查方法被用来收集数据。将该研究的结果与专家的意见和文献中先前研究的结果进行比较。研究结果发现，与外部和个人因素相比，专业和组织因素对不安全行为的贡献最大。该研究最后提出了一些建议，包括通过计划的驾驶时间表降低驾驶员的风险，通过福利计划确保社会保障，以及通过适当的培训计划来改善驾驶性能，以防止和最大程度地减少事故造成的损害，并向货运公司和监管机构推荐基于政策的措施减少事故发生的机体。研究结果发现，与外部和个人因素相比，专业和组织因素对不安全行为的贡献最大。该研究最后提出了一些建议，包括通过计划的驾驶时间表降低驾驶员的风险，通过福利计划确保社会保障，以及通过适当的培训计划来改善驾驶性能，以防止和最大程度地减少事故造成的损害，并向货运公司和监管机构推荐基于政策的措施减少事故发生的机体。研究结果发现，与外部和个人因素相比，专业和组织因素对不安全行为的贡献最大。该研究的结论是建议通过计划的驾驶时间表降低驾驶员的风险，通过福利计划确保社会保障，通过适当的培训计划来改善驾驶性能以预防和最大程度减少事故造成的损害，并向货运公司和监管机构推荐基于政策的措施减少事故发生的机体。