FMCSA group eyes sleep apnea regs
One recommendation would require all drivers with a body mass index measurement of 35 or higher to be tested for sleep apnea.02.07.12
| Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks were using the same brake component that affected production of Navistar and Volvo Group trucks. 02.07.12
| The reopened lane of I-40 West is near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. 02.07.12
| The Peterbilt 587 SmartWay conventional tractor won in the heavy-duty division. 02.07.12
| The state is seeking to get approval for tolling under a pilot program administered by the Federal Highway Administration. CDL
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Your next health improvement step
February 3, 2012
Is a thorough checkup the best thing you could do to improve your health? Let us know your personal health concerns by voting in our poll.
The Apnea Hurdle
February 1, 2012
Coming regulations would force reckoning with a condition common to truckers. And that’s not all that could make passing the medical exam even harder.
What you may not know about the EOBR bill
January 31, 2012
Since I reported on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's attempts to gain new regulatory authority over interstate drivers relative to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program's now-internal Driver Safety ...
FMCSA medical certificate rule begins
January 30, 2012
Truckers must keep paper copies of their medical examiner’s certificate with them for another two years until Jan. 30, 2014.
Focus on health coming
January 12, 2012
Recommendations that could help frame a final rule regulating obstructive sleep apnea are in the works.
Class action CDL suit against Swift continues
January 9, 2012
The plaintiffs are graduates of Swift Academy who received a Tennessee CDL between May 2005 and February 2008.
Pulse
December 1, 2011
You might have noticed the powers that be are not striving to make your work environment more trouble-free next year.
CDL changes start Jan. 30
November 14, 2011
Truckers must keep paper copies of their medical examiner’s certificate with them while driving for another two years.
Truckers urged to use social media
October 17, 2011
Truck Driver Social Media Convention speakers discuss using social media tools to combat regulations.
FMCSA considers CDLs for hearing impaired
October 14, 2011
The National Association of the Deaf submitted applications on behalf of 21 drivers seeking exemptions.
