Over 45 million Americans, more than the 33 million sufferers of asthma, diabetes and coronary heart disease combined, get chronic, recurring headaches. It is estimated that industry loses 50 billion dollars per year due to absenteeism and medical expenses caused by headache, and migraine sufferers lose more than 157 million workdays each year. The National Headache Foundation says while we usually think of headaches as an adult issue, lots of kids have aching heads too. Children and teens generally experience tension-type or migraine headaches. But some truckers are allowed to do their own inspections.
All truckers have wide discretion in the matter.
DPS and the DOT are supposed to, but documents show they rarely do. The Motor Carrier Safety Division of the DOT regulates the largest trucking firms in Texas. We are always looking for your great ideas. Send Al a few sentences and hot links. Al's Friday Meeting 15 hot ideas for making June a cool month in your newsroom.