Trump Administration Halts Federal Effort to Combat Truckers' Sleep Disorder
- Agencies under Obama had sought ways to better track apnea
- Undiagnosed sleep apnea was linked to rail, highway crashes
Tractor trailers from make their way along I-80 in western Pennsylvania.
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The Trump administration is halting a year-old effort to seek better ways to diagnose truckers and railroad workers who have sleep apnea, a health condition linked to deadly accidents.
Two agencies in the Department of Transportation announced Friday that they will no longer pursue a regulation to combat obstructive sleep apnea, which prevents people from getting decent rest and has led to drivers nodding off behind the wheel. The federal government was considering screening truck drivers and train engineers for the disorder.