An estimated one-third of commercial truck drivers have noticed some form of sleep apnea, the University of Pennsylvania in a study. The study by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the American Transportation Research Institute of the American Trucking associations sponsored was found age and obesity were the largest source of the error.

People with sleep apnea can sleep at abnormal times and experience fatigue headache, lack of concentration and memory, as well as irritability and depression during the day, tomorrow. Stanford University medical school said that "Driver with untreated sleep apnea as healthy alert has issues with a concentration in the blood was worse on performance tests alcohol, the Federal limit for the propulsion of motor vehicles, the commercial."

Truck accidents are caused by sleep apnea a unfortunate reality. Whether the driver was, asleep responded not quickly enough or had problems with focus, people, who need your questions answered after if an accident should have involved competent legal advice. FMSCA rules state, the drivers with medical conditions or a history of the diagnosis, which would hinder their ability to drive safely not allowed to drive a commercial vehicle. But since medical standards differ between States, it may be hard to ensure that the driver healthy enough on the way to be.

The FMSCA latest security facts show that 5,000 trucks were drivers in fatal crashes and 400,000 accidents per year. And 200 HAZMAT truck fatalities and 5,000 accidents caused. As the economy starts to recover, be more were bought and shipped with semi trucks and 18-wheelers. Compliance with the safety standards is much important and driver compliance with is maximum driving time of crucial importance. Electronic recording devices are of the FMSCA more compliance with working hours proposed maximum residue levels in comparison to the current paper logs. Current protocols hours must drive, off-duty time and miles travelled document.

As national transportation week will start on 15 may, the Association will hold events for global logistics and transport (NDTA), to select the country you new transport, to promote travel and security processes and safety improvements in the industry. Driver fatigue and sleep deprivation should be addressed. And sleep apnea people affected deserve to get the help they need, to resolve the issue.

But given the aftermath of a truck accident, whether you with injury or the loss of a loved one have to do is key expert legal assistance. In Illinois, Chicago truck lawyer Paul A. Greenberg, Esq. is accident. energetic defense rights of its customers regain full compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering, as well as wages. The Briskman Briskman & Greenberg team Chicago truck accident lawyers is liability, the truck inspection history, service violations and previous claims negligence research. In addition to that sent in the complex cases, advised she negligence caused also truck drivers in crashes by another driver.

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