Establishing links between safety culture, climate, behaviors, and outcomes of long-haul truck drivers.

• The electronic logging device (ELD) system allowed research on a new safety system. • Four themes tied into cultural aspects were identified, indicating a safety culture existed. • The data suggested the ELD influenced both positive and negative safety behaviors. • Influence links connecting safety culture, safety climate, and safety behaviors were documented. Introduction: This paper examines the safety relationships between safety culture, safety influences, safety climate, and safety outcomes for long-haul truck drivers. The relationships focus on the intersection of the electronic logging device (ELD) technology, regulations, and truck drivers that fall into the lone-worker category. Results: Through research questions, links between safety culture and safety climate were established with links between the layers. Conclusions: The implementation of the ELD system was associated with safety outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]