FMCSA Announces Meeting on Fatigue Management for CMV Operators
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a notice announcing that its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) will hold a three-day committee meeting concerning fatigue management of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators.
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The meeting, which will be held from August 30 through September 1, 2010 in Alexandria, VA, is open to the public.
Meeting to Discuss CMV Fatigue Management
FMCSA will request that MCSAC provide information, concepts, and ideas on ways to develop a safe and efficient fatigue management system for CMV operators in the U.S.
Presentations from Experts/Officials from Australia, Canada, Mexico, & U.S.
For this meeting, the MCSAC will hear presentations from fatigue management experts and government officials from Australia, Canada, Mexico, and the U.S., on efforts to manage how fatigue affects operators of CMVs on their roadways. The MCSAC will draw on the experiences of these other nations and studies performed by the U.S. and Canada to recommend tenets of fatigue management for the U.S.
The MCSAC will present a report on its findings and recommendations at its December 2010 meeting.
FMCSA contact- Shannon Watson (202) 385-2395 or mcsac@dot.gov