ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations continues its attack on the reasoning behind proposed changes to the current Hours of Service rules, citing a researcher who worked directly on the primary scientific studies and who says the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration misapplied those studies’ findings.
FMCSA used the work of Dr. Francesco Cappuccio, a physician, professor and researcher at Warwick Medical School in the United Kingdom, who reviewed 16 published studies on the effect of sleep duration on mortality and co-authored a 2007 study that the agency leaned on most heavily to support its proposal. FMCSA used this study to conclude that short projected increases in sleep could generate roughly $690 million in annual health benefits for drivers.
In a new report, however, Cappuccio unequivocally states the agency misused his sleep research, and concluded that FMCSA cannot use it to quantify benefits to justify its regulatory changes.
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FMCSA used the work of Dr. Francesco Cappuccio, a physician, professor and researcher at Warwick Medical School in the United Kingdom, who reviewed 16 published studies on the effect of sleep duration on mortality and co-authored a 2007 study that the agency leaned on most heavily to support its proposal. FMCSA used this study to conclude that short projected increases in sleep could generate roughly $690 million in annual health benefits for drivers.
In a new report, however, Cappuccio unequivocally states the agency misused his sleep research, and concluded that FMCSA cannot use it to quantify benefits to justify its regulatory changes.
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