An estimated one-third of commercial truck drivers have some form of sleep apnea, the University of Pennsylvania noted in a study. The study, which was sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the American Transportation Research Institute of the American Trucking Associations, found age and being overweight were the biggest causes of the disorder.<\/p>\n
People with sleep apnea may fall asleep at abnormal times and experience daytime tiredness, morning headaches, lack of concentration and memory, as well as irritability and depression. Stanford University Medical School found that \u201cdrivers with untreated sleep apnea did worse on performance tests than healthy alert subjects whose blood alcohol concentrations was above the federal limit for driving a commercial motor vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Truck accidents caused by sleep apnea are an unfortunate reality. Whether the driver was asleep, did not react quickly enough, or had problems focusing, individuals who need their questions answered after being involved in (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An estimated one-third of commercial truck drivers have some form of sleep apnea, the University of Pennsylvania noted in a study. The study, which was sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the American Transportation Research Institute…<\/span><\/p>\n