There’s no question that driver fatigue poses a serious threat to safety on our nation’s roadways. But just how bad is the threat? Well, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the number of fatigue-related crashes reported to the police each year stands at a staggering 100,000, many of which involve professional drivers in heavy commercial vehicles. That means an average of 1,550 deaths, 71,000 injuries and $12.5 billion in monetary damages each year as a result of fatigue-related accidents.

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Sleep Apnea and Commercial Bus & Truck Drivers: A Deadly Combination. (2016). Retrieved September 06, 2016, from http://www.zehllaw.com/sleep-apnea-commercial-drivers-deadly-combination/