Women Sues Trucking Company for Sleep Apnea..

i'm not understanding how they're trying to say that because the driver had sleep apnea it caused him to wreck... there's been plenty of times i've been rolling down the road and looked out the window at a tree and then looked back at the road to see all of the traffic that was doing 70mph now sitting at a dead stop with the gap in between closing fast., and i know i dont have no sleep disorder.

 

I herd on landline now an atn americas truckin network the same info bout the diabetes an like u said the sleepapnea an neck size the bmi body mass index or body weight ratio of mucsle to fat is all RECOMMENDATIONS NOT LAW

 

Oh yeah don't forget the endurance test alot of the mega carriers are startn too do 2 liftin walkn squating twistin while monitoring b.p. an heart rate its all RECOMMENDATION NOT LAW

 

i REALLY wanna comment on that....but i'll be a good boy and laugh to myself about it



American Trucker

 

Hahaahaha...staying up all night plotting....lmao...I really think my girlfriend does this!!

 

Cover all your bases. I have sleep apnea, so I go through this every year. You will only get a one year medical card...that's fine it will not affect your employment. Schedule an appointment to have your data card read the day before you leave for orientation. The two keys that these companies are looking for is your API level which in layman's terms is how many "episodes" you average an hour. This level has to me under 5, which as long as you are being treated properly, it won't be a problem (mine was 2.4 last time my card was read), and that you are using the machine an average of 4 hours a night, so just bring a copy of the report with you to orientation, also bring a doctor's note from the doctor treating you. When you are there you may get held up a day or 2 waiting for all the paperwork to go through, and you may even need additonal forms to get signed off by the doctor which basically consists of a phone call, a fax, and just waiting for them to get to it. Its a PITA at times but as long as you come prepared you will be fine.

 

I can get a wonderful night's sleep and still plot my revenge in my dreams.

Exacting it is a different story.....

 

Yeah, I want to comment too!

It's similar to cleaning out a gun barrel.

No wonder only 1 in 13 get it!