Truckers' Fatigue - Featured articles:
Falling asleep at the wheel
The U.S. NHTSA estimates that 100,000 police-reported crashes annually involve drowsiness and/or fatigue as a principal causal factor. Here are some myths about staying awake while driving, and a nod to future technologies that might help drivers. More »
Drowsy driving
Article outlines typical crashes caused by sleepiness, and describes research that discusses at-risk populations, risk factors, and recommendations. More »
Results of a National Sleep Foundation survey
Article outlines the results of a national survey by the NSF which indicates that millions of Americans are suffering from daytime sleepiness "so pervasive that it interferes with their daily activities." More »
Sleep apnea may be common in truckers
Many commercial truck drivers have a fatigue-causing sleep disorder, say scientists at the Sleep Research Center of Stanford University School of Medicine (USA). More »
Truckers and fatigue
Summary of a special 1997 report from the IIHS on regulation options for dealing with drowsy driving. More »