I’m Not Going To Take it Anymore, Are You?

By Sandy Long

We drivers have seen many changes over the last few years that have adversely affected us and could endanger not only our lives, but also our livelihoods.

The new HOS, now under re-review, took away our flexibility to run our trucks in the safest manner for our own health and safety. They did that by taking away the ability for us to nap when we are tired, wait out sunrise/sunset and rush hour traffic.

The anti-idling laws did not take into account that we have to take 10 hours off a day 8 of which is taken as a sleep period mandated by federal regulations and that we would have to do so in a non-heated or cooled truck oftentimes sitting in hot sun or frigid temperatures.

Now, based on faulty science and backed by special interest groups who will make millions off of them, the Medical Review Board has recommended to the FMCSA that they make sleep apnea testing mandatory based on BMI and that medical conditions a driver might have, even if treated, may actually take away the driver’s job.

The Possible End of Your Career

By Sandy Long

The FMCSA Medical Review Board (MRB) has made recommendations that if adopted by the FMCSA will put thousands of truckers out of work. This will affect ALL commercial drivers that require DOT physicals, union, non-union, student, local, regional, otr, if not immediately, then as the driver gets older.