Sick Truckers On The Nation's Highways

    Hundreds of thousands of truck drivers remain fully licensed and drive commercially on our Nation's highways although suffering from illnesses and physical maladies that would qualify them for federal disability benefits, according to report obtained by the Associated Press many media outlets reported today including the Philadelphia Inquirer.  The government agency, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, responsible for regulating trucking has failed to adopt any of eight important safety regulations that were suggested by experts in 2001.  These are very basic such as establishing minimum standards for those officials who determine whether truck drivers are medically and physically capable of driving safely.  The report also states that drivers violating federal medical rules have been caught in every state.

Robert L. Abell
www.RobertAbellLaw.com