In 2012 a final rule was published in the Federal Register requiring DOT medical examiners to be certified, and complete minimum education, on the medical standards required for CMV drivers. The rule goes into effect two years after the Final rule was published, in this case the new rule will go into effect May 21
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Apnea Trucker’s Bill to President
By Morgan Adams on
Posted in Sleep Apnea
Congress, despite a government shutdown, has a sleep apnea bill ready for the President’s signature. While the trucking industry estimates that “the impact of screening, diagnosis, and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea could exceed $1 billion annually.” The industry failed to mention that $1 billion annually is a bargain compared to the death, carnage, and …
Fat Truck Drivers More Likely to Kill – Study Says 54% More Likely to Crash in First Two Years
By Morgan Adams on
Posted in Sleep Apnea
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has long been know to be a problem in the trucking industry. A recent study confirms overweight drivers are more likely to be involved in a crash, 54% more likely than other drivers! The researchers stated that OSA is most likely the cause of the increased crash risk.
Drivers who have OSA fail to…
SLEEP APNEA HUGE – AND IGNORED – PROBLEM IN TRUCKING INDUSTRY
By Morgan Adams on
Posted in Hours of Service, Sleep Apnea
I have been fortunate to work with many great lawyers around the country on Truck Accident, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury cases. One such lawyer is Pete Everett of Fairfax, Virginia. Pete Everett, a great trucking lawyer who has a breathtaking knowledge of traumatic brain injuries, sent me the following information on a new sleep apnea study in the Australian trucking…
DANGERS OF TRUCK DRIVERS WITH SLEEP APNEA
By Morgan Adams on
Posted in Hours of Service, Sleep Apnea
The FMCSA and the trucking industry knows how dangerous sleep apnea is for a truck driver. The FMCSA states HERE that:
Staying awake means staying alive. Sleep apnea is a major contributor to daytime drowsiness—a condition that could prove deadly for commercial truck drivers and everyone sharing the road with them. It is a condition where…
ROADCHECK SHOWS TRUCK DRIVERS STILL FAKING LOG BOOKS
By Morgan Adams on
Posted in Hours of Service, Sleep Apnea
One of the startling numbers that have been released from the 2010 Roadcheck was that violations for false logs were up over 18% from 2009. I have previously blogged about the problems with false logs and how tired truckers are dangerous truckers who are 2.5 times more likely to be in a wreck. While electric on-board recorders (EOBR’s) are a…