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      <title>Expert Panel Report: Review of Hours-of-Service for Passenger Carrier Operations</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This was a joint project with the Medical Programs Office. It began with a literature review and evidence report. Then, an expert panel was formed that reviewed the evidence report and reported their findings. The Medical Review Board reviewed these findings and made recommendations to the Agency regarding HOS for passenger-carrying operations.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 15:31:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The draft updated model motorcoach driver curriculum is being beta tested and refined to align with the new minimum training standards for entry-level commercial driver’s license (CDL) drivers. Facilitation services to manage this beta test were acquired from an expert bus industry consultancy. Recommendations for candidate participants were sought through bus industry associations and other channels. This effort will produce a refined curriculum, recommendations on how to convert the curriculum into a multimedia online or blended version, and recommendations on how to ensure the curriculum is maintained/updated regularly in order to stay relevant for the industry.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The aim of this study was to characterize the relationship between off-duty time and sleep using the data collected in the original motorcoach driver fatigue study. This study had the following research questions: How much sleep do motorcoach drivers obtain given the amount of time they have off between shifts? How much time off between shifts do motorcoach drivers need to ensure that they are able to get 7–8 hours of sleep in each 24-hour period? The proposed re-analysis expanded upon the original motorcoach driver fatigue study by examining sleep in any given 24-hour period as a function of off-duty time during the same 24-hour period. Of particular interest was the off-duty time in a 24-hour period that was associated with 7–8 hours of sleep during that same period, as 7–8 hours of sleep in every 24 hours was thought to sustain operational performance.
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