Talkcdl Trucking Podcast

Sleep Apnea Sleep Apnea does it even matter? We have heard so much about sleep apnea over the years but does it really even matter? For many year trucking companies have been telling truckers, of course through their doctors they have sleep apnea. They are also told that they are at a higher risk to be involved in a traffic accident. But where is the proof? All these years of hearing about it but where are the numbers? Where are the statistics showing that all the sleep apnea people are causing wrecks? You see we hear theories but we have yet to be given solid proof the the so called 'Sleep disease" called "sleep apnea" is making drivers wipe out. In fact if you think about it you would think that one has enough common sense to just pull over if they are drowsy. Think about that for a second. A driver gets real tired for whatever reason, should he have enough common sense to pull in to a rest stop and sleep? Sleep apnea is suppose to not allow you to get a good nights rest, causing you to be more tired on the