Marten Transport Implements Sleep Disorder Program at No Cost to Drivers

PRESS RELEASE

Carrier partners with Fusion Sleep to promote driver health and safety

As part of its efforts to promote driver health and safety, Marten Transport has implemented a fatigue management program in partnership with Fusion Sleep at its Tucker, Ga., terminal with plans to expand in the coming weeks. The program helps identify risk factors in sleep disorders and apnea and provides immediate treatment at no cost to drivers.

Marten Chief Operating Officer Robert Smith says he is proud to tell his clients that they are leading the industry on safety standards. “The Transportation Sleep Medicine Program that Fusion Sleep provides is the gold standard of addressing critical sleep and health issues within the driving population of all carriers,” he says.

As newly recruited drivers begin their on-boarding process, Marten and Fusion Sleep have integrated a sleep medical review and sleep testing process within new-hire orientation and DOT physical exams so that the general flow is not interrupted. “We find it highly efficient and beneficial to our new hire process,” says Smith. “There’s no delay in getting drivers treated as needed and on the road earning.”

The program Marten has implemented is designed to identify problems and conditions that impact sleep quality, quantity and daytime function in the transportation industry and other industries where safety is key to their operations.

According to Dr. Jeffrey Durmer, MD, PhD, chief medical director of Fusion Sleep, many drivers do not realize they have sleep issues until they are tested. “We’ve seen many, many drivers who thought they were fine but were identified as having a sleep issue, received treatment and are amazed at how much better they feel when they’re treated,” says Durmer. “Marten is definitely ahead of the curve in implementing a full sleep disorder program.”

Marten Transport expects to expand to other terminals in January. “First and foremost we want our drivers healthy and safe,” says Smith. “We also take very seriously the safety of the driving public. Those priorities led us to Fusion Sleep to provide the best screening, treatment and monitoring we could while still getting drivers through orientation efficiently and quickly.”

Fusion Sleep’s Sleep4Safety Program is staffed by dedicated board certified sleep medicine physicians, sleep medicine trained nurse practitioners, sleep technologists, respiratory therapists and medical compliance coaches working directly with fleets and their drivers.

“Our sole focus is to continually improve driver services in order to provide long-term therapy resulting in over 95 percent compliance where the industry standard is 50 percent or less,” says Mary Parrish, Fusion’s vice president of transportation safety. “The key to success for these professional drivers is getting acclimated to sleep therapy and we offer a full support system and staff to get them comfortable, rested and successful.”

ABOUT MARTEN TRANSPORT

Marten Transport, headquartered in Mondovi, Wis., specializes in transporting food and other consumer packaged goods that require a time and temperature-sensitive or insulated environment. For more information on services or opportunities at Marten Transport, call 800-395-3331 or visit us online at www.drive4marten.com.

ABOUT FUSION SLEEP

Fusion Sleep is the only comprehensive Sleep Medicine Program that combines professional expertise in the field of Sleep Medicine and multiple treatment options for numerous sleep disorders with a user-friendly follow-up program to ensure enduring and successful outcomes for carrier fleets and drivers. For more information, www.sleep4safety.com