Tag: rest

Business
The ‘I’m not leaving the house’ blues
“Unfortunately, I can’t always extend the compassion to my own driver, who makes the statement, ‘I am not leaving the house for three days,’ every time he hits the door for home time. We all know this is a filthy lie.”
May 8, 2017
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Business
Hours of service and the need for flexibility: What docs, nurses and truckers have in common
Parallels in nursing and trucking hours regs and practices, as the debate over flexibility continues in both: “None of the issues regarding sleep-deprived safety will be solved with a one-size-fits-all rule, in any industry, as long as human beings are doing the jobs.”
March 15, 2017
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Channel 19
Sleep apnea back front and center of health/safety conversation
Following release of FMCSA apnea “pre-rule” requesting information, and release of study on apnea and crash risk, conversation among advocates heats up over study’s validity, more.
May 5, 2016
2014 results of this polling showed a majority of truckers hadn’t ever been tested for sleep apnea. That year was the first in which drivers were required to utilize a medical examiner on the National Registry of examiners, mandatory training for which (for doctors) included a variety of screening protocols for apnea, given no single regulation or guidance in place. What’s been your experience since that time? Find an updated poll below.
Channel 19
Hours recap: New regs bringing old practice to the fore?; OK tornado intel
More and more under new hours rules, drivers and owner-operators are expecting a turn away from the restart and back to the recap. You? Also: A brief update on OK tornado relief expectations.
May 21, 2013
Company driver Todd McCann blogs about various trucking topics via his AboutTruckingDriving.com site, home to his blog and podcast. His piece on the 34-hour restart you can find here.
Voices
Poll: Do drivers need more flexible split-sleeper periods?
January 29, 2013
Life
Daily health tip: Get a good night’s rest
Getting sufficient rest can have surprisingly good impact on your health.
March 4, 2010
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