FMCSA 44-13
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Contacts:
Marissa Padilla
Director of Communications
U.S. Department of Transportation’s
202-366-9999
| Ashley Kelahear
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Lisa Raitt
Minister of Transport
Ottawa
613-991-0700
| Media Relations
Transport Canada, Ottawa
613-993-0055
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Collaborates with
Transport Canada and Others to Launch Interactive Driver Fatigue
Management Tool
New Resources Geared to Help Bus and Truck Drivers
Prevent Fatigue-Related Crashes
WASHINGTON
- Anne S. Ferro, Administrator of the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and
Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today announced the launch of the
North American Fatigue Management Program (NAFMP), a website that
provides training and education on commercial bus and truck driver
fatigue management.
“We can help save lives and prevent crashes on
our roads by providing drivers and companies with educational tools,
like those contained in the North American Fatigue Management Program
website,” said Administrator Ferro. “This is another supportive resource
truck and bus drivers can utilize in addition to complying with our
hours-of-service rules.”
"The launch of the program is very good
news," said Minister Lebel. "The collaborative work that has been done
with partners will assist motor carriers and drivers in managing
fatigue, and promote safety by reducing fatigue-related crashes."
The
NAFMP is a voluntary, interactive web-based educational and training
program developed to provide commercial truck and bus drivers and
carriers with an awareness of the factors contributing to fatigue and
its impact on performance and safety. It provides:
- Information on how to develop a corporate culture that facilitates reduced driver fatigue;
- Fatigue
management education for drivers, drivers’ families, carrier executives
and managers, shippers/receivers and dispatchers;
- Information on sleep disorders, screening and treatment;
- Driver and trip scheduling information; and,
- Information on Fatigue Management Technologies.
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The
program was developed by multiple partners, including the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration, Transport Canada, Alberta Employment and
Immigration, Alberta Transportation, Alberta Worker’s Compensation
Board, Alberta Motor Transport Association, Commission de la santé et de
la sécurité du travail du Québec, Société de l’assurance automobile du
Québec, and the American Transportation Research Institute.
The
NAFMP fatigue management tool does not replace or override the FMCSA or
TC’s regulations on hours-of-service. FMCSA and TC-regulated commercial
motor carriers and drivers continue to have a duty to know and comply
with the respective FMCSA or TC hours-of-service regulations.
For more information on the North American Fatigue Management Program, please visit www.nafmp.org. Additional educational tools for commercial drivers are available on FMCSA's website at www.fmcsa.dot.gov.
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