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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration have withdrawn their advance notice of proposed rulemaking on obstructive sleep apnea.

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Eye-Opener Report: FMCSA Should Boost Driver-Fatigue Research

A new report prepared by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine advises the FMCSA to improve data and research methods “to support a more comprehensive understanding of the relationships between operator fatigue and highway safety and between fatigue and long-term health.”

Regulators Want Truck Drivers to Shape Up

KANSAS CITY, MO - Truckers are more likely than average Americans to be overweight, which can lead to health problems including sleep apnea. Federal regulators have announced plans to step up scrutiny of sleep apnea and other health issues affecting truckers, a move that has put them on notice to get healthy.

NTSB Pushes for Sleep Apnea Screening

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recommending that medical examiners be required to question commercial truck and bus drivers about sleep apnea, a disorder contributing to driver fatigue.

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