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Adhering to CPAP or continuous positive airway pressure for sleep apnea is a challenge for some patients. But perhaps none moreso than commercial truck drivers, who sometimes face impossible scenarios in which using the device means that the truck won’t start in the morning—due to the truck batteries being dead after running the CPAP all night. Luckily technology now provides several solutions and fleet managers have become more accommodating in recent years. We spoke to truck drivers, truck makers, and fleet managers, who all gave us reasons to be optimistic about why it’s easier to power a CPAP in a Big Rig than ever before.
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Adhering to CPAP or continuous positive airway pressure for sleep apnea is a challenge for some patients. But perhaps none moreso than commercial truck drivers, who sometimes face impossible scenarios in which using the device means that the truck won’t start in the morning—due to the truck batteries being dead after running the CPAP all night. Luckily technology now provides several solutions and fleet managers have become more accommodating in recent years. We spoke to truck drivers, truck makers, and fleet managers, who all gave us reasons to be optimistic about why it’s easier to power a CPAP in a Big Rig than ever before.