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There are approximately 4,000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might have involved fatigued drivers. The stresses associated with their particular jobs (irregular schedules, etc.) and the lifestyle that many truck and bus drivers lead, puts them at substantial risk for insufficient sleep and for developing short- and long-term health problems. Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health and Highway Safety assesses the state of knowledge about the relationship of such factors as hours of driving, hours on duty, and periods of rest to the fatigue experienced by truck and bus drivers while driving and the implications for the safe operation of their vehicles. This report evaluates the relationship of these factors to drivers' health over the longer term, and identifies improvements in data and research methods that can lead to better understanding in both areas.
Witnesses: Lamont Byrd, Dir., Safety & Health, International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Susan M. Coughlin, Director & COO, ATA Foundation; Charles E. Dettmann, Exec. VP, Assoc. of American Railroads; Dr. Vernon S. Ellingstad, Dir., Office of Research & Engineering, National Transportation Safety Board; Daphne Izer, Co-Chair, Parents Against Tired Truckers; Jolene M. Molitoris, Administrator, Fed. Railroad Admin.; Clarence V. Monin, Pres., Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; George L. Reagle, Assoc. Admin. for Motor Carriers, Fed. Highway Admin.; Mark R. Rosekind, Pres. & Chief Scientist, Alertness Solutions. Statements by: Citizens for Reliable & Safe Highways. Tables.
TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 9: Literature Review on Health and Fatigue Issues Associated with Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Hours of Work examines literature relevant to health and fatigue issues associated with commercial vehicle driver hours of service. This literature review was specifically requested by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to provide information related to its Hours of Service regulations issued in January 2004. The report contains a general literature review of the health issues from 1975 to the present, and fatigue issues from January 2004 to present, associated with commercial vehicle driver hours of service. The report also contains a literature review of references that were cited in response to a related FMCSA January 2005 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Strictly a literature review, the report does not contain any conclusions or recommendations.
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Statement of the problem : fatigue and transportation equipment operators -- Ch. 3. Strategies and techniques to counter fatigue -- Ch. 4. Survey methodology and results -- Ch. 5. Findings, conclusions, and recommendations -- References -- Appendixes.