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Roadway Safety: Logging Truck-Related Crashes in Florida

Serap Gorucu, , andNikolay Bliznyuk

Release Date: 6/2/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-ae598-2024

Agriculture

Abstract

This report summarizes logging truck-related crashes in Florida. It discusses crash characteristics, vehicles, traffic violations, injuries, key findings, and recommendations for safety. Written by Serap Gorucu, Madison Moore, and Nikolay Bliznyuk, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, February 2024.

About this Publication

This document is AE598, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2024. Revised February 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2024 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

How to Cite

Gorucu, S., Moore, M., & Bliznyuk, N. (2024). Roadway Safety: Logging Truck-Related Crashes in Florida. EDIS, 2024(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae598-2024

Authors

Serap Gorucu
Serap Gorucu
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University of Florida

assistant professor, risk analysis, safety, and health of agricultural systems, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

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Madison Moore
Madison Moore

Ph.D. student, agricultural injury surveillance/statistics, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Nikolay Bliznyuk
Nikolay Bliznyuk
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University of Florida

professor, Bayesian statistics, computational statistics, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

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