Posts tagged sleep

• Study: Tests May Identify Sleep Apnea Patients Likely To Cause Crashes

  Brett Emison | May 17, 2012 11:19 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A new study published this month in Thorax, an international journal of respiratory medicine, concluded that obstructive sleep apnea continues to increase the risk of traffic accidents and a new...

• FMCSA Will Investigate Semi Truck Driver Safety

  Brett Emison | May 08, 2012 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will launch two separate research studies in summer 2012 to examine factors affecting commercial truck driver safety. On April 20,...

• Study: Sleep Apnea A Significant, Unrecognized Problem In Commercial Truck Drivers

  Brett Emison | April 10, 2012 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  I have written before about the problem of fatigue for airline pilots and truck drivers. Now Truckinginfo.com - the web site of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine - has reported on a study that found...

• Did You Know... The Biggest Loser Highlighted Sleep Apena Problem In Semi Truck Drivers?

  Brett Emison | January 23, 2012 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  I'm not one to normally watch The Biggest Loser on NBC. But I did catch part of an episode a couple weeks ago featuring a commercial truck driver named Joe. Apparently, as part of the The...

• New Federal Regulations Aim To Make Sure Truck Drivers Aren't Sleep Deprived

  Lindsay Rakers | January 16, 2012 10:05 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Drowsy driving is a serious highway safety issue in the United States. Unlike other risky driving behaviors (distracted driving) —like drinking and driving or texting while...

• Did You Know... New Pilot and Semi Truck Driver Rest Rules Fall Short?

  Brett Emison | January 02, 2012 9:47 AM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  I have written before about truck driver and pilot fatigue. Tractor trailer driver and pilot fatigue has gone largely unnoticed in the media, but new rules for pilots and truckers have shed some...

• Fatigue An Issue For Pilots And Truck Drivers

  Brett Emison | December 22, 2011 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  In response to safety concerns about driver and pilot fatigue, regulators overseeing the nation's trucking and airline industries have proposed new rules aimed to reduce fatigue in those who...

• Massive Semi Truck Crash Shuts Down Interstate Near Kansas City

  Brett Emison | June 08, 2010 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  There was a massive semi truck crash on Interstate 70 east of Kansas City last night. Initial reports from the Kansas City Star said that the crash happened just before 5:00 p.m. and involved three...

• Indiana Semi Truck Crash Kills Two

  Brett Emison | January 26, 2010 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The Chicago Tribune has reported that an Indiana tractor trailer crash has killed two members of a Chicago-area family. The crash occurred in Shelby County, Indiana, about 30 miles southeast of...

• Spring Break: Road Trip Check List

  Brett Emison | January 06, 2010 9:23 PM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It will soon be that time of year when many of us anxiously make Spring Break plans. Some will enjoy their break at home; others will fly to a faraway destination; some may even cruise tropical...