In 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration drafted changes to the rules governing when commercial truck drivers can drive and when they are required to take legally mandated rest breaks. These are commonly called the hours-of-service rules. In calling …
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Early last month on our Chicago blog we wrote of the Megabus accident in southern Illinois that claimed the life of one passenger and injured many others. Crash investigators have been looking into the incident, and two weeks ago the …
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Commercial bus carriers transport many passengers in and out of Chicago every day. A few are long-established companies with familiar names. Recently, however, a number of discount carriers have sprung up around the country, and there have been concerns about …
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Many people around Chicago may have heard of sleep apnea or may know someone with the condition. Sleep apnea causes intermittent breaks in a person’s sleep, often preventing a full night’s rest. According to doctors, those who suffer from sleep …
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