| How many times have you been driving on a
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| | commerce largely depends on the trucking
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| highway and the large truck in front of
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| | industry to get goods from point A to
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| you slowly crosses the yellow line and
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| | point B. But they are jeopardizing their
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| then, with a jerk, the driver corrects
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| | own lives and the lives of all on the
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| himself and pulls the truck over to the
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| | roads with them.
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| right. That happened to me just two days
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| | Their profession and resultant way of
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| ago on my way to New Mexico on I25 in
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| | life leads to some very unhealthy eating
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| Colorado. It can happen anywhere,
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| | habits, sedentary lifestyles-sitting most
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| anytime.
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| | of the day while driving, and long hours
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| The annual report from the U.S. Bureau of
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| | resulting in poor sleeping patterns. They
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| Labor Statistics recently reported that
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| | tend to be overweight just like most of
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| "fatal highway incidents remained the
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| | their brethren in the rest of the country
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| most frequent type of fatal workplace
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| | maybe even more so.
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| event, accounting for one in every four
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| | All of these factors lead to pre
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| fatalities nationally in 2005" the latest
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| | diabetes, Syndrome X and sleep apnea and
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| year they have the figures. Fatal highway
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| | eventually to diabetes.
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| incidents rose by 2 percent in 2005,
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| | The threat they pose of "sleep driving"
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| accounting for 1,428 worker deaths.
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| | or just falling asleep at the wheel is
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| ONE IN FOUR!
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| | every bit as serious as an intoxicated
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| Since 2002 thru 2005 there has been a
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| | driver and maybe more so. A study showed
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| nearly 25% increase in fatal and non
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| | that people with sleep apnea were seven
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| fatal crashesto 144,742 and the trend
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| | times more likely to have multiple car
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| continues upward.
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| | accidents.
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| All manner of goods from produce to pool
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| | There are a variety of devices that can
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| tables from tires to textiles are moved
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| | keep drivers awake if they are suspect.
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| around the country by means of the
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| | The 'nap zapper' is the most popular and
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| trucking industry. Truckers moreover are
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| | effective. You attach it to your ear.
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| the salt of the earth.
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| | When it detects a nodding motion of your
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| Truck drivers, men and women , across the
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| | head as though you are dozing off an
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| country are a vital cog in the wheel of
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| | alarm goes off waking you and the
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| the economy. Interstate and intrastate
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| | occupants of the vehicle.
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