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By Ilana R. Morady and Craig B. Simonsen

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has just issued a notice and request for comment on “The Impact of Driver Compensation on Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety.” 80 Fed. Reg. 6159 (February 4, 2015).

The FMCSA has been studying the relationship between commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver compensation and safety. The most…
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By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen

In a just released study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) finds that U.S. long-haul truck drivers were twice as likely to be obese compared to the adult working population, as well as more likely to smoke and suffer from other…
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