Friday’s notice, however, validates the U.S. DOT’s July update to its regulatory calendar. The agency worked on the sleep apnea rule persistently in 2016, including the publication of a so ...

A study released Thursday by the American Transportation Research Institute found that 53 percent of drivers referred for sleep studies paid some or all of the test costs, with an average of ...

Sleep apnea is especially troubling for the transportation industry because sufferers are repeatedly awakened and robbed of rest as their airway closes and their breathing stops, leading to ...

One railroad that does test, Metro-North in the New York City suburbs, found that 11.6 percent of its engineers have sleep apnea.

The proposed sleep apnea testing requirement stemmed from a December 2013 derailment of a Metro-North commuter train in Spuyten Duyvil, N.Y. Four people were killed when the train jumped the ...

In presenting its findings on the cause of that derailment, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended Metro-North screen its engineers for obstructive sleep apnea, including asking ...

One railroad that does test, Metro-North in the New York City suburbs, found that 11.6 percent of its engineers have sleep apnea.

First public transport organization to have systemwide testing. — -- After multiple train accidents in recent years were linked to sleep apnea, the New York's Metropolitan Transportation ...