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Channel 19
Back to basics in apnea debate: The importance of sleep
Last night on the Truth About Trucking Live online radio program of fuel hauler Allen Smith and his wife, Donna, discussion of the FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Medical Review Board’s joint work on the issue of sleep apnea gave way at a crucial moment to a reiteration of the reality of the […]
February 24, 2012
Channel 19
Language of MCSAC / Medical Review Board recommended apnea guidelines — more from D.C.
Contrasting viewpoints coming together — or not — made for an interesting day today at the first of four days’ worth of meetings of the FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. Today’s agenda was dedicated to drafting language toward formal recommendation to the agency of potential guidance to adopt in future rulemaking relating to sleep […]
February 6, 2012
Business
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.
February 6, 2012
Business
FMCSA meeting to address sleep apnea
Feb. 6 meeting will finalize recommendations of the joint subcommittee on obstructive sleep apnea.
January 23, 2012
Channel 19
Rich Wilson’s ‘state of the industry’; and MCSAC apnea update
You’re likely to remember Rich Wilson (pictured), former owner-operator and current regulatory manager with the Trans Products/Trans Services company, for his part in the Truck Driver Social Media Convention last fall, where he urged the drivers and owner-operators in attendance really be a part of the regulatory process — on the front end, in the […]
January 13, 2012
Channel 19
Former owner-operator going after MCSAC committee representation
As I’ve written about here in weeks prior, former owner-operator Fred Schaffner, a man with a passion for fighting for fairness in the treatment of drivers in the face of regulatory flux and with a keen eye on the regulatory process, came out of the Truck Driver Social Media Convention last October on a mission: […]
December 19, 2011
Channel 19
Language of the MCSAC/MRB sleep apnea recommendations
You’ve more than likely seen the news, available via Overdrive here, that firm recommendations for guidance on required evaluation and treatment for sleep apnea among truck drivers with a body mass index (BMI) measurement of 35 or higher came down from the FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee in their joint meeting with the Medical […]
December 8, 2011
Business
Proposal to tie sleep apnea testing with body mass index
Medical examiners would refer for evaluation for obstructive sleep apnea any interstate commercial driver with a BMI measurement of 35 or above.
December 7, 2011
Channel 19
MCSAC / MRB meeting webcast underway on sleep apnea
If you haven’t been able to tune into the meeting today of the FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee with the Medical Review Board, keep an eye on my Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/channel19todd, where I’m posting various items from the presentations ongoing. Benjamin Hoffman, director of the Medical Review Board and GE Chief Medical Officer, […]
December 7, 2011
Channel 19
Driver action on sleep apnea, CSA, EOBRs, cross-border trucking
Regular readers will recall my post from last month following the first annual Truck Driver Social Media Convention, which spurred on driver advocate Frederick Schaffner to be a presence in D.C. at the November meeting of the FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committtee. There, a large part of the discussion was devoted to standards for […]
November 23, 2011
Business
FMCSA groups to discuss Mexico program
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s advisory group and Medical Review Board will have an open meeting that will include discussions on oversight of the cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico.
August 28, 2011
Business
Pulse
The trucking industry’s issues percolating now, especially in the regulatory arena, promise to make 2010 a more tumultuous one than most.
January 1, 2010
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