International Business News - Unfit http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Federal regulators are taking steps to get medically unfit truck and bus drivers off the road after being accused for years of dragging their feet on the issue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/rules-target-medically-unfit-truck-bus-drivers.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:01:12 EST Tractor-trailer and bus drivers who tested positive for illegal drugs have flouted federal regulations by returning to work without the required treatment, in some cases transporting hazardous materials for many months, congressional investigators say. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/gao-truck-drivers-taking-illegal-drugs-get-hired.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:13:18 EDT It's so easy to fabricate the medical certificates required to operate commercial trucks on the nation's highways that there's almost no incentive for truckers to obtain a legitimate document, according to a congressional study. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/house-committee-probes-medically-unfit-truckers.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:41 EDT House lawmakers scolded federal regulators Thursday for failing to implement recommendations made in 2001 that were designed to keep medically unfit commercial truck and bus drivers off the nation's highways. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/97042-unfit-drivers.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/deadly-tolls-sick-truckers-causing-fatal-wrecks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/deadly-tolls-sick-truckers-causing-fatal-wrecks.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:23:08 EDT Tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States have suffered seizures, heart attacks or unconscious spells behind the wheel that led to deadly crashes on highways. Hundreds of thousands of drivers carry commercial licenses even though they also qualify for full federal disability payments, according to a new U.S. safety study obtained by The Associated Press. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94869-unfit-drivers.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/medically-unfit-truck-drivers-still-on-roads.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/medically-unfit-truck-drivers-still-on-roads.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:47:08 EDT