Driver Fatigue is Subject of Training Seminars

The Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety started its latest round of driver fatigue training July 29 in Portland, Ore., with a seminar for safety and risk managers, truck driving school instructors and trucking company driver trainers.

Conferences on “Mastering Alertness and Managing Driver Fatigue” will be conducted by the Safety Management Council of American Trucking Associations through May. The classes will be taught by researcher Gerald P. Krueger, who will share the latest information and measures that can be used to reduce the danger of driver fatigue and improve highway safety.

The four-hour courses will provide information on increasing driver alertness by getting adequate rest and sleep, explain the influences of working different shifts on the human body, offer advice on maintaining driving alertness through proven countermeasures and give tips to minimize and manage driver fatigue.

Course attendees receive materials to later conduct their own seminars on driver fatigue, including lesson plans, a guidebook, video and slide presentation.

The program was developed for OMCHS in 1996 by the ATA Foundation. More than 2,000 safety and risk managers have participated in the 40 seminars held to date.

For information on how to register for this free course, call the Safety Management Council at 703-838-1991.

Here is the remainder of the seminar schedule:

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Aug. 5 — Denver

Aug. 17 —Tampa, Fla.

Sept. 15 — Jackson, Miss.

Sept. 16 — West Sacramento, Calif.

Sept. 23 — Berlin, Vt.

Nov. 11 — Madison, Wis.

Dec. 2 — Atlanta

Jan. 13 — Nashville, Tenn.

March 7 — San Antonio

March 16 — Daytona Beach, Fla.

May 11 — Dearborn, Mich.Additional dates and locations will be announced later.