@article{ref1,
title="Surveying the impact of work hours and schedules on commercial motor vehicle driver sleep",
journal="Safety and health at work",
year="2015",
author="Hege, Adam and Perko, Michael and Johnson, Amber and Yu, Chong Ho and Sönmez, Sevil and Apostolopoulos, Yorghos",
volume="6",
number="2",
pages="104-113",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Given the long hours on the road involving multiple and interacting work stressors (i.e., delivery pressures, irregular shifts, ergonomic hazards), commercial drivers face a plethora of health and safety risks. Researchers goal was to determine whether and to what extent long-haul trucker work schedules influence sleep duration and quality. <br><br>METHODS: Survey and biometric data collected from male long-haul truck drivers at a major truckstop in central North Carolina over a six month period. <br><br>RESULTS: Daily hours worked (mean = 11 hours, 55 minutes) and frequency of working over government-mandated daily HOS regulations (23.8% &quot;frequently or always&quot;) were statistically significant predictors of sleep duration. Miles driven per week (mean = 2,812.61), irregular daily hours worked (63.8%), and frequency of working over the daily hour limit (23.8% &quot;frequently or always&quot;) were statistically significant predictors of sleep quality. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Implications of findings suggest a comprehensive review of the regulations and operational conditions for commercial motor vehicle drivers be undertaken.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2093-7911",
doi="10.1016/j.shaw.2015.02.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2015.02.001"
}