FMCSA's Sleep Apnea Proposals Headed for Rulemaking

By John P. Kamin, ReporterA bill that would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to solicit public comment before adopting new rules that would impose stricter screening, testing and treatment requirements on commercial truckers who suffer from sleep disorders has cleared the U.S. House of Representatives.Transportation lobbyists will be watching the U.S. Senate consider its own version of House Resolution 3095 during the next few weeks. The House approved the bill with a 405-0 vote on Thursday. The bill would also require the FMCSA to go through the formal rulemaking proced...