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Commercial Drivers With Sleep Apnea: Here’s What you need to know
Editor’s note: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has submitted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would regulate testing and treatment of truck drivers and other transportation workers suffering from sleep apnea. The proposal is expected to be published in the Federal Register in January, 2016. With this proposal in mind, we asked sleep apnea expert Michael Decker about current research and treatment options for this disease.
Commercial Drivers Deserve Better Costs For DOT Testing
CPAP America was recently featured on Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com to discuss how sleep labs, insurance companies, and hospitals are holding commercial drivers hostage to unreasonable pricing tactics, and what you can do about it.
In the wake of the deadly crash that severely injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed his friend, James “Jimmy Mack” McNair, the issue of trucker fatigue has once again been brought to the national forefront. Continue reading
