Health & Safety Study shows ongoing mental health support is needed July 21, 2022 The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic and related shutdowns may be behind us, but the mental health of Canadians continues to deteriorate. And they are equally stressed at work as…
Business Management Pandemic has taken toll on drivers’ physical and mental health June 16, 2021 Professional drivers have had a particularly rough go of Covid-19. Consider their occupation was already one of isolation. Then there’s the fact they’ve been counted on to continue working through…
Health & Safety Seat, posture help improve driver wellbeing May 3, 2021 Truckers spend many hours on the road, sitting in the cab while being jostled around on bumpy roads, steering a big rig that hauls heavy loads. So, it’s little wonder…
Health & Safety Living healthy on the road isn’t easy, but it’s not impossible May 3, 2021 Long hours, sedentary job requirements, and limited food options on the road all conspire to make it especially difficult for professional drivers to maintain a healthy lifestyle. But it’s not…
Health & Safety Carriers recognizing importance of driver health and wellness May 3, 2021 If drivers are the lifeblood of the trucking industry, then it’s important (some would say, essential) to look after them, and it all starts with their physical and mental health.
Health & Safety Driver finds peace in a trucking niche May 3, 2021 On the night of Sept. 4, 2014, Jean-Claude Richard was returning from a long run in the Maritimes and was going to make a delivery to Plattsburgh. At 11 p.m.
Health & Safety How to eat healthy on the road April 16, 2021 When you’re on the go, your food needs to be healthy, convenient, simple, and easy to eat. The last blog I wrote here discussed the importance of supporting the…
Health & Safety Keep an open mind when caring for your mental health March 16, 2021 “This is the way we’ve always done it.” Those words are guaranteed to send a shiver right through my driveline. I do not appreciate that attitude in business. Businesses that…
Business Management Trucking is managing Covid-19 well, but a new threat looms June 25, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The trucking industry has done better than the broader population at avoiding Covid-19, but there are still frightening health-related concerns on the horizon. An update on how…
Health & Safety Knowledge, commitment all that’s needed to be a healthy trucker June 2, 2016 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — It takes just two things to live a healthy life as a professional driver: knowledge and commitment. That was the message from an inspiring panel discussion on…
Health & Safety Healthy Fleet Challenge inspires TST Overland Express January 27, 2016 TST dominated the Healthy Fleet walking challenges in 2015, so, to senior staff, it was only natural to implement a new, company-wide wellness program in January.
Health & Safety HOW ABOUT A $25 TIMMY’S GIFT CARD FOR DISCUSSING DRIVER HEALTH? April 14, 2015 A researcher in the United Kingdom is looking to interview Canadian long-haul truck drivers about how they access information about health, well-being and physical activity while on the road. Dr.
Business Management ATA delegates to take part in Healthy Trucker Challenge October 4, 2014 SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Healthy Trucker Challenge has headed south, and this weekend will pit trucking company executives attending the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition against drivers…
Equipment Kootenay trucking company chipping in one of its trucks to fight cancer September 26, 2014 ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Pink ribbons in support of breast cancer research are a common sight today, but one southern British Columbia trucking company has upped the ribbon ante substantially, painting…
Health & Safety THEY DID IT: HEALTHY FLEET CHALLENGE REACHES ITS GOAL August 4, 2014 In just 23.5 days, participants in the Healthy Trucker Healthy Fleet Challenge reached their goal by walking a total of 25,000 miles (the circumference of the globe). “Although the initial…
