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STRINGENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATIONS * USA: To obtain truckers´ CDL
* Pennsylvania - Changes underway for truck drivers
--- More stringent medical certifications, entry-level rules and electronic driver logs are contributing to a shortage of commercial truck drivers... Professionals in the trucking field updated members of the Manufacturers and Employers Association on recent changes in requirements for CDL drivers...
* Medical Certification: Drivers now have to be medically certified to drive, and have to have a state Department of Transportation-approved doctor do the exam...
* Entry-level rules: The written test has been updated. The commercial permit, which was valid for 365 days, is now valid for only 180. And there is added criteria for the road test...
* Electronic devices: Are now used as the primary system for tracking a driver’s hours behind the wheel. Older drivers don’t want to learn how to use it. The drivers still have to compile a paper log as a backup. And the electronic logs are unforgiving...
* Sleep apnea: Another factor taking drivers off the road or not letting them on it is obstructive sleep apnea. In 2014, guidelines were implemented that when a driver goes for medical certification, and they answer yes to any specific questions or met any certain set of guidelines — like body mass index, body weight, age or blood pressure — they are automatically sent for a sleep study. Mr. Sean Dubman, transportation safety coordinator for Wegman’s, said it is up to the PennDOT-certified medical examiner whether obstructive sleep apnea can take a driver off the road...
(Photo: Truckers with untreated sleep apnea) -- Scranton, PA, USA - The Times Tribune, by JIM DINO - May 8, 2016
Labels: CDL rules, trucking industry news USA
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