New Sensor Targets Early-Stage Drowsiness to Prevent Driver Collisions
The solution enables timely alerts by detecting subtle micro-behaviors of drowsiness in drivers and monitoring road behaviors through outward-facing cameras.
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What the FMCSA Doesn’t Know About Sleep Can Hurt Us
A truck driver explains why you need to comment on trucking hours of service regulation.By Bob...
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Fleetworthy Solutions Launches Sleep Apnea Management Service
Fleetworthy Solutions’ mission to help motor carriers surpass Department of Transportation (DOT) regulatory requirements received a boost with the company’s launch of a sleep apnea management offering. The service...
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Philips Adds Heated Humidification to Travel CPAP
Philips adds heated humidification to its DreamStation Go CPAP system. Like other travel CPAP...
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Rear View Safety RVS-335 iVue Driver Fatigue System
Brooklyn-based company Rear View Safety will showcase a variety of 2019 safety products at the...
Read MoreTips and Tricks for Safer Night Driving
Fleet Owner provides some tips from a doctor and drivers who take advantage of the open, dark road. He suggests: “If you can, if you run a semi-dedicated evening and you’re on the same five interstates, try to remember...
Read MoreGet Good Sleep and Stay Alive on the Road
A Schneider truck driver discusses benefits of the company’s obstructive sleep apnea treatment program with the Safety First Blog. “Life before CPAP was not good,” he said. “Without it, I would sleep eight to 10 hours a night...
Read MorePilot Flies Past Destination While Asleep
A pilot for Australia’s Vortex Air, flying from Devonport to King Island on Nov 8, unintentionally fell asleep while in command of the aircraft, and flew past the destination. The pilot was the only person on board the...
Read MoreNew CVSA Policy Stresses That Inspectors Shouldn’t Interrupt Off-duty Drivers for Random Inspection
Overdrive reports that updated policy guidance from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance establish that inspectors shouldn’t disrupt truck drivers’ sleeper berth time (when they’re legally parked) for a random...
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The Number-3 Risky Behavior Linked to Truck Driver Collision? Drowsy Driving, According to Lytx
Lytx, a provider of video telematics, analytics, and safety solutions for commercial and public...
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Powering CPAPs in Trucks Is Easier Than Ever Before
Built-in medical device power and accessories like inverters help drivers of commercial vehicles...
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Air Georgian Fights Pilot Fatigue with Fatigue Science Wearable Technology
In response to increasing concerns regarding pilot fatigue regulations, Air Georgian, which...
Read MoreIn New Zealand, ‘Microsleeps’ Factor in Freight Train Crossing Bridge in 2017
New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission found it likely that the driver was experiencing microsleeps at the time the train passed the warning and stop boards. The driver was later diagnosed as suffering...
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National Safety Council: 69% of Employees Are Tired at Work
A survey report by nonprofit National Safety Council finds that 69% of employees—many of whom work...
Read MoreFatigue Cited as Contributing Factor in Air Canada Flight Crew Misidentifying Runway
The National Transportation Safety Board determined Tuesday an Air Canada flight crew’s lack of awareness caused the July 7, 2017, overflight of a taxiway at San Francisco International Airport. Air Canada flight 759 was cleared...
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Trudell Medical International High-altitude Sleep Mask with Mild Exhalation Resistance and CO₂ Rebreathing
Venturing to high-altitude locations can expose people to the effects of hypoxic environments....
Read MoreFMCSA Regulatory Reform Is Real, With a Caveat
Hours-of-service changes that could impact sleep time in truckers have been proposed in two pieces of legislation introduced in the House, reports Heavy Duty Trucking. HR 5417 (REST Act) and HR 6178, (HOURS Act). HR 6178...
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