Remain compliant and be able to prove this. The doctor that performs your DOT physical, and perhaps a company's safety department, will want to be able to see a download of results for from 30 to 90 days minimal compliance. No additional testing should be necessary.
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Greetings all. I have been contemplating a possible career change as I am facing the possibility of being laid off after 25 years in IT. Trucking has been an interest of mine since high school and sounds like something that I would enjoy doing at this point. I keep seeing posts of people being sent to have sleep studies done, and understand the need, but I already know that I have sleep apnea and have been on CPAP for the last 15 years. Will I still be sent to have another sleep study done at my expense or will they accept that I have already been diagnosed and just designate that I must remain compliant?
They will ask you to provide documentation from your doctor and your 30 days on it before you arrive. My company would require a modem to be attached to your machine cause they monitor us from the road.
It may be possible that you need to buy a new machine to do this if yours won't allow it.
A physical disorder in which you have pauses in your breathing, or take shallow breaths, during sleep. These pauses can last anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. Normal breathing will usually resume, sometimes with a loud choking sound or snort.
In obstructive sleep apnea, your airways become blocked or collapse during sleep, causing the pauses and shallow breathing.
It is a chronic condition that will require ongoing management. It affects about 18 million people in the U.S.
CPAP is a breathing assist device which is worn over the mouth or nose. It provides nighttime relief for individuals who suffer from Sleep Apnea.
That sounds reasonable. I just didn't want to have to pay for a study just to go through the motions when we already know what the outcome will be.
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Greetings all. I have been contemplating a possible career change as I am facing the possibility of being laid off after 25 years in IT. Trucking has been an interest of mine since high school and sounds like something that I would enjoy doing at this point. I keep seeing posts of people being sent to have sleep studies done, and understand the need, but I already know that I have sleep apnea and have been on CPAP for the last 15 years. Will I still be sent to have another sleep study done at my expense or will they accept that I have already been diagnosed and just designate that I must remain compliant?
Sleep Apnea:
A physical disorder in which you have pauses in your breathing, or take shallow breaths, during sleep. These pauses can last anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. Normal breathing will usually resume, sometimes with a loud choking sound or snort.
In obstructive sleep apnea, your airways become blocked or collapse during sleep, causing the pauses and shallow breathing.
It is a chronic condition that will require ongoing management. It affects about 18 million people in the U.S.
CPAP:
Constant Positive Airway Pressure
CPAP is a breathing assist device which is worn over the mouth or nose. It provides nighttime relief for individuals who suffer from Sleep Apnea.