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Getting to FMCSA’s sleep apnea listening sessions May 12, 17 and 25

The sessions, in downtown Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Ill.; and Los Angeles are not in locales that are particularly truck-friendly. Here find tips on attending and an information source for parking and transport to the sessions.

May 4, 2016

Docs’ sleep apnea approach getting aggressive — and confused?

The story of a driver denied medical certification because of his successfully treated sleep apnea.

April 8, 2014

Driver Ed Webb told his apnea story, about his dealing with Indiana’s unique apnea-treatment audit program, in this 2011 story.

Readers debate New Entrant test

While a majority were positive about FMCSA’s plan to introduce regs testing into the process for obtaining operating authority, questions as to the scope of test questions remained as the second federal listening session on the subject approached.

March 13, 2014

Click through the poll for a larger version. For information of the next New Entrant testing listening session, to be held at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville March 28, read this linked story.

Driver Bettina Cameron ‘Losing It’, New Entrant test backgrounder

Driver Cameron’s new Facebook page is dedicated to sharing her story — she’s lost 75 pounds while driving over-the-road in just a year — to inspire others. Also: More on the New Entrant testing rulemaking under way.

January 18, 2014

Bettina Cameron, before and after her lifestyle change. I’d last spoke with Cameron as part of reporting of the 9/11 10th anniversary story, which you can read via this link.

CDL transfer rigamarole in IL: One operator’s experience

Paul Frederick, of Kalamazoo, Mich., details his experience transferring his CDL to Illinois — where the DMV required a full driving skills test. What has been your experience in different states?

January 14, 2014

Minnesota State Truck Driving Championships | photo by John Borman

What kinds of questions should be on the New Entrant test?

This question, answers to which are central to FMCSA’s needs in preparing its New Entrant test rulemaking, saw some debate at the recent listening session on the subject. Weigh in yourself via this poll.

January 14, 2014

New Entrant test debated in initial regulatory session

Call 530-408-6423, 530-40-VOICE, to contribute thoughts on the New Entrant test rulemaking under way to an upcoming Overdrive podcast. Two more federal sessions, in March at MATS and April at CVSA, are planned.

January 14, 2014

Overdrive‘s January cover story charted the particulars of gaining operating authority. The New Entrant test FMCSA is crafting would put yet another step in that process. Find Part 1 of the story via this link.

Have you ever been tested for sleep apnea?

With the topic of potential federal regulation of drivers operating with or at risk of the sleep apnea condition, this poll probes whether the apnea focus of recent years has already affected you.

September 26, 2013

Overdrive Extra

Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a robot convoy

Steven Ashley, writing for the BBC, gives a good update on recent testing of self-driving heavy-duty trucks, particularly a test of four trucks on an oval track in Tsukuba, Japan.

April 11, 2013

Strong fuel savings were achieved in testing this semi-autonomous convoy in Japan.

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