NTSB Recommends Mandatory Screening and Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea for Truck Drivers
6 Jan 2021NTSB is recommending a mandatory Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) screening and treatment for highway and rail workers in safety-sensitive positions. And, includes the recommendation that FMCSA implement a program identifying truckers with OSA as well as making the OSA screening recommendations by FMCSA Medical Review Board easily accessible to medical examiners and asking examiners to use these recommendations as a guide when assessing the OSA risk.
Undiagnosed and untreated OSA remains fatal on the railways and roads and causes too many accidents that could be prevented.
OSA is a type of condition where people’s airways are obstructed while they sleep. Usually this results in:
- Loud snoring
- Interruptions in breathing that last a few seconds at a time
- Hypoxia at night
- Non-restful sleep
GPS Tracking Vs. GPS Navigation
30 Dec 2020A common assumption individuals make when hearing the term GPS is that GPS navigation and GPS tracking are the same. But, even though they both utilize Global Positioning Satellites, they’re different services and devices.
What Is GPS Navigation?
With GPS navigation, it’s usually referred to using a device, built-in navigation system in your vehicle or an app to gain directions or find your way so you can get to your destination without getting lost. GPS navigation devices and apps receive data from GPS satellites based on data you input into them like a landmark or address you’re trying to reach.
Cargo Theft on the Rise, Reports NICB
23 Dec 2020The 15th annual Cargo Theft Summit, hosted by the NICB, was on September 29th. As millions of individuals in the U.S. try their best to limit the spread of COVID-19, the industry of transportation is continuing to transport medications, food, and other needed items all over the country. But, thieves who wanted to steal items like these haven’t let stay home policies stop them.
Because of COVID-19, the summit was conducted this year as a webinar and around 500 law enforcement, insurance professionals and trucking professionals attended and listened to the invited speakers’ presentations.
In the U.S. cargo theft is an up to $35 billion industry. And, thieves can easily make out with millions of dollars depending on what’s inside the truck.
