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This brain trick worsens the danger of cumulative sleep loss | Cabover âJoy Rideâ to the port
Bill Hambrick discusses logistics culture valuing timeliness above nearly everything else and Ben Cadle speaks on supply chain stress and irregularities.
November 5, 2020
Voices
Turn down sleep apnea noise machine â quantum-leap logic and unnecessary rigmarole are not in interest of safety
NASTC President David Owen on the re-emergency of strict sleep apnea screening protocols: Follow the ambulance chaserâs logic: "If we all have apnea and untreated apnea causes fatigue, then weâre all fatigued, all of the time!" The truth is more complex.
July 23, 2020
Business
Drivers citing coercion face an uphill battle
While coercion complaint filing might be straightforward, resolving a complaint is anything but. The process can drag for months, and protection for complainants is impossible if the coercive act is whatâs investigated. Add the absence of monetary award and possible work disruption, and thereâs no shortage of disincentives for blowing the whistle.
December 11, 2019
Business
News roundup, Sept. 24: Fatigue-detecting headgear makes U.S. debut, Star chiropractor cracks truckersâ backs
Volvo touts its dynamic steering system with the help of a high-profile chiropractor. SmartCapâs âLifeBandâ headgear can be worn under a cap and uses EEG technology to measure brain activity to detect fatigue. NASTC named its 2019/2020 Driver of the Year Team.
September 24, 2019
Business
Minnesota aims at moving targets
Some rehabilitation of Minnesotaâs reputation â in the wake of the stateâs notorious âfatigue checklist,â judged a violation of truckersâ Fourth Amendment rights in 2011 â is on offer via truckersâ anecdotes and data on its enforcement program, with a shift toward mobile traffic enforcement and, perhaps, a willingness of officers to credit professionalism where itâs due.
November 8, 2018
Hours of Service
DOT surveying truckers on personal vehicle commute times
FMCSA has announced intentions to survey drivers about the time they spend commuting in their personal vehicles, seeking to determine how often truckersâ commutes to their driving jobs exceed 2 and a half hours. The agency also says it intends to study the ramifications of âexcessive commuting on safety and driver fatigueâ after the surveyâs completion.
January 5, 2018
Channel 19
Roundup: A source of supposed DOT âbot attackâ; The âfatbergsâ clogging the regs swamp
Source of supposed âbotâ attack on regulatory reform comments identified. And transport attorney Henry Seatonâs talk at NASTCâs annual meeting identifies safety-rating, hours and other issues as principal fatbergs to clear in regs-reform efforts.
November 21, 2017
Overdrive Extra
A potential role for cameras and wearables in regulating drowsy driving
Until very recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has largely ignored fatigue monitoring technology, and therefore any potential it has for a significant revision of the hours of service. Instead, regulators for decades have tinkered with the hours of service as if it were a magic template to solve the fatigue problem for every [âŚ]
November 21, 2017
Voices
POLL: The hours of service ruleâs future â tied to fatigue monitoring tech?
With some watchers predicting a technology-heavy future for hours of service limits, whatâs your thoughts today on the possibility of fatigue-monitoring technology brought to bear in the regs?
October 10, 2017
Hours of Service
POLL: Do hours rules/company pressures ever lead you to feel forced to drive tired?
Given the peculiarities of the hours rule, the incoming ELD mandate and difficulty balancing the business necessities of safety and on-time deliveries, how often do you feel forced to run when you otherwise might be resting?
September 21, 2017
Overdrive Extra
High-touch fatigue monitoring: Too close for comfort?
How do you feel about driver-facing cameras? Or wearable devices that assess your alertness and project how quickly it will decline?
September 11, 2017
Channel 19
Fatigue detection â where some driver-facing camera techs are headed
Advancement in camera techs are headed down a path toward, in various ways, what might seem to be a safety holy grail: being able to deliver observations of drivers and context around events where fatigue is at issue â and assist drivers themselves in taking action. Do you have experience with these techsâ in-cab-warning predecessors?
August 11, 2017
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