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Drivers' Fatigue * USA - NTSB Chief Urges Fight Against
Hersman calls fatigue an 'insidious' problem throughout transportation
Washington,DC,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Nov 16, 2009: -- Fatigue “is one of the most insidious issues in the transportation industry,” and more must be done to fight it, said Deborah A.P. Hersman, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board... The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which has issued truck driver hours of service rules three times since 2003, plans to propose a new HOS rule early next year... Companies as well as government need to do more to address the issue, she said, noting that many businesses don’t have fatigue policies or procedures that allow tired employees to take time off... The NTSB also has recommended electronic onboard recorders be installed in all interstate commercial trucks to collect data on the number of hours they are operated and accident conditions...
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