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NewsOctober 28, 2009

NTSB Pushes for Sleep Apnea Screening

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday, Oct. 20, that commercial truck and bus drivers should be screened for sleep apnea -- a disorder that's contributing to driver fatigue.

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NewsMay 19, 2009

NHTSA to Require Seat Belts on Buses

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday, May 18, told Congress that the agency plans to begin requiring safety belts on commercial buses, the Detroit News reported.

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NewsMarch 4, 2009

Government Advises Whole Foods to Implement Driver Fatigue Education

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sent a letter to Whole Foods Market Inc. recommending that the company implement a comprehensive education program about the risks of driving while fatigued.

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NewsDecember 3, 2008

New Rules Target Medically Unfit Drivers

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Federal officials are implementing regulatory reforms aimed at getting medically unfit truck and bus drivers off the road.

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NewsOctober 28, 2008

Federal Investigators Blame Bridge Collapse on Gusset Plate Design Flaw

MINNEAPOLIS --- Federal safety investigators have concluded that the original designers of the Interstate 35W bridge apparently neglected to calculate the required size of key gusset plates, a mistake that 40 years later resulted in the death of 13 people after the span collapsed, the Star Tribune reported.

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NewsJuly 8, 2008

Investigators: Confusing Signs Contributed to Atlanta Bus Crash

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- National Transportation Safety Board investigators have concluded that confusing highway signs contributed to last year's Atlanta bus collision that killed five Bluffton University baseball players.

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