J.B. Hunt Pleased With Sleep Apnea Program in Place; Outcome is Healthier Truckers

This is interesting. Getting truckers in for evaluation for sleep apnea continues to be a priority for trucking companies. In a recent issue of Fleet Owner magazine, J.B. Hunt Senior VP of Safety and Security Greer Woodruff is pleased with the overall outcomes the company is seeing to date. “There is no doubt that drivers that have sleep apnea are safer and healthier following diagnosis and treatment. We are very proud to have the trial enrollment successfully completed, and to be making such a beneficial program available to our drivers nationwide.”

Because truckers make a living by being on the road, taking three days or more off to be evaluated for sleep apnea can cramp their livelihood. J.B. Hunt is using a service called SleepSafe Drivers, which offers ambulatory testing so a driver can be evaluated while sleeping in his/her sleeper cab.

J.B. Hunt has seen an improvement in retention of drivers working with SleepSafe Drivers. According to Woodruff, “… 86% [of drivers] have been successful with the APAP treatment at the 12-month phase of the program.” This is great news from J.B. Hunt.

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