Tag: a.w.a.k.e.

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Guilty until proven innocent: Answering key sleep-apnea questions
As new medical certification processes come into play, more drivers are being asked to get sleep apnea testing. Some are asking questions, getting varied answers – and being taken off the road prematurely.
September 4, 2014
Dr. Randolph Rosarion shares insights on being a U.S. Department of Transportation medical examiner and other issues via his Dotmedicalexaminer.com website.
Business
The Apnea Hurdle
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.
February 1, 2012
Since FMCSA’s Medical Review Board formed in 2005, regulators have advocated more scrutiny of conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea, which can be treated in-cab with use of continuous positive airway devices like the one shown here.
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
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Truckers for a Cause Chapter of A.W.A.K.E meeting
The Truckers for a Cause Chapter of A. W. A. K. E. is a patient support group for truck drivers with sleep apnea. It is part of the nationwide network of support groups organized by the American Sleep Apnea Association. The meeting will be held via conference call. The number is (712) 432 –5015, access code […]
March 18, 2011
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Truckers for a Cause Chapter of A.W.A.K.E. meeting
The Truckers for a Cause Chapter of A. W. A. K. E. is a patient support group for truck drivers with sleep apnea. It is part of the nationwide network of support groups organized by the American Sleep Apnea Association. The meeting will be held via conference call. The number is (712) 432 – 5015 access […]
March 18, 2011
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