Truck driving in traffic on 460.Several modules include references to external sources. These references have been gathered on this page and are organized by module. When available, links to the reference sources have been included.

Driver Distraction Module References

Driver Health Module References

  • Blumental, R. S., Epstein, A. E., & Kerber, R. E. (2007). FMCSA expert panel recommendations: Cardiovascular disease and commercial motor vehicle driver safety. Washington, DC: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, USDOT.
  • Balkin, T., Thorne, D., Sing, H., Thomas, M., Redmond, D., Wesensten,, N., Williams, J., … Belenky, G. (2000, May). Effects of sleep schedules on commercial motor vehicle driver performance (Report No. FMCSA DOT-MC-00-133). Washington, DC: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, USDOT.
  • Bigert, C., Gustavsson, P., Hallqvist, J., Hogstedt, C., Lewné, M., Plato, N., … Schéele, P. (2003). Myocardial infarction among professional drivers. Epidemiology, 14(3), 333-339.
  • Dinges, D. F., Maislin, M. S., Krueger, G. A., Brewster, R. M., & Carroll, R. J. . (2005). Pilot Test of Fatigue Management Technologies. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 1922, 175-182. doi: 10.3141/1922-22
  • Harshman, R. S., Richerson, G. T., Hadker, N., Greene, B. L., Brown, T. M., Foster, T. S., Turner, B. H., … Doyle, J. J. (2008). Impact of a hypertension management/health promotion program on commercial driver’s license employees of a self-insured utility company. J Occup Environ Med, 50(3), 359-365. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181638657
  • Lyznicki, J. M., Doege, T. C., Davis, R. M., & Williams, M. A. (1998). Sleepiness, driving, and motor vehicle crashes. Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association. JAMA, 279(23), 1908-1913.
  • Mabry, J. E., Hosig, K., Hanowski, R., Zedalis, D., Gregg, J., & Herbert, W. (2011). A review of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome components in commercial motor vehicle truck drivers. Literature Review. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
  • McCartt, A. T., Rohrbaugh, J. W., Hammer, M. C., & Fuller, S. Z. (2000). Factors associated with falling asleep at the wheel among long-distance truck drivers. Accid Anal Prev, 32(4), 493-504.
  • Saltzman, G. M., & Belzer, M. H. (2007). Truck driver occupational safety and health: 2003 conference report and selective literature review (Report No. DHHS (NIOSH) 2007-120). Cincinnati, OH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
  • Smith, B., & Phillips, B. A. (2011). Truckers drive their own assessment for obstructive sleep apnea: A collaborative approach to online self-assessment for obstructive sleep apnea. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 7(3), 238-242. doi: 10.5664/Jcsm.1060
  • Whitfield Jacobson, P. J., Prawitz, A. D., & Lukaszuk, J. M. (2007). Long-haul truck drivers want healthful meal options at truck-stop restaurants. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 107(12), 2125-2129. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2007.09.003

Sharing the Road Module References