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A Report From The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
"Driver fatigue has been identified as a leading contributor to roadway crashes among workers as well as the general population. Fatigue affects driving performance by impairing information processing, attention, and reaction times; it may also cause a driver to fall asleep. Time of day, duration of wakefulness, inadequate sleep, sleep disorders, and prolonged work hours have all been identified as major causes of fatigue."
The report also states that you increase your risk of a accident by 80% to 130% when you are driving in your 9th and 10th hour. While your lowest risk is in the first four hours of driving.
The Federal Highway Administration reported that driver fatigue contributes to an estimated 15% to 33% of crashes that were fatal only to occupants of large trucks.
Another report that we found was that obese individuals were 1.99 times (CI = 1.02-3.88) more likely than non-obese individuals to be fatigued while involved in an at-fault safety-critical incident.
The most important things any truck driver should do is get adequate sleep, and exercise as much as possible.
Remember Your Family Can Replace Anything,
But They Can't Replace You!
So Take Care Of Yourself!
"Driver fatigue has been identified as a leading contributor to roadway crashes among workers as well as the general population. Fatigue affects driving performance by impairing information processing, attention, and reaction times; it may also cause a driver to fall asleep. Time of day, duration of wakefulness, inadequate sleep, sleep disorders, and prolonged work hours have all been identified as major causes of fatigue."
The report also states that you increase your risk of a accident by 80% to 130% when you are driving in your 9th and 10th hour. While your lowest risk is in the first four hours of driving.
The Federal Highway Administration reported that driver fatigue contributes to an estimated 15% to 33% of crashes that were fatal only to occupants of large trucks.
Another report that we found was that obese individuals were 1.99 times (CI = 1.02-3.88) more likely than non-obese individuals to be fatigued while involved in an at-fault safety-critical incident.
The most important things any truck driver should do is get adequate sleep, and exercise as much as possible.
Remember Your Family Can Replace Anything,
But They Can't Replace You!
So Take Care Of Yourself!
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