Trucking

This would be quicker than spending the night (and the money) at a sleep center for a screening.

American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for August 2004 (second issue)
Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Commerical Drivers
In an effort to develop a simpler test to identify commercial truck drivers who suffer from severe sleep apnea and who [...]

Eyewitness News 11.com: Truck Driver Shortage Increases Prices — And Job Opportunities
Faced with a shortage of drivers, some trucking companies are charging more to move merchandise– costs passed onto you and me. The shortage is delivering a blow to the consumers, but a boon to people who are willing to make the long hauls.
The driver [...]

Groups say U.S.-Mexican safety discrepancies should delay border
WASHINGTON — There are “significant differences” between Mexican and U.S. highway safety laws that need to be addressed before the border opens, according to a Public Citizen press release issued Aug. 13.
Six areas mentioned in the release include: Commercial Driver’s License requirements; alcohol and drug testing systems; hazmat [...]

Claybrook: highway fatality statistics get ’spin’
Claybrook, in a release issued Aug. 10, stated that the “historic low” in highway deaths, an .8 percent reduction from 2002, was only part of a steady historic decline — 46 percent between 1982 and 2002, and not really news.
The number of highway deaths for 2003 was the lowest since [...]

ATA Endorses Kellers’ SAFE-Sim™ Truck Driving Simulator
American Trucking Associations announces its endorsement of J. J. Keller and Associates, Inc.’s SAFE-Sim™ Truck Driving Simulator, a revolutionary, PC-based driver-training simulator.
SAFE-Sim™ combines driver training and technology in a virtual training environment and provides affordable, customizable hands-on training designed to help reduce vehicle crashes in the real world.
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This lawyer thinks he has a good handle on what the court is looking for when the FMCSA comes back on the deadline on Aug 30. And it’s not a pretty picture for companies or drivers.