Grabbing Fresh Grub On-the-Go
Ah, a life on the open road. Over the road driving across the country can give your life a pretty darn fresh perspective. Unfortunately, most drivers find that the food their eating while hauling their freight is anything but fresh. It’s always a big risk to take on the unhealthy lifestyle risks of constantly cooped up sitting on your keister where the easiest options are totally awful for you. Eating more nutrient-rich foods...
Trucker Therapy: Solutions to the Lonely Road
A life on the road can be a lonely one. Even the most dedicated relationships become tested when you’re unable to make it home often, schedules are tough and demanding, seeking comfort from family or friends is rare when you are unable to see them consistently, and general feelings of isolation can nibble at your toes until eventually the leather of your shoes are worn thin. Patience gets worn thin as well. Anger, stress and...
Need for Speed: Truckers Using Drugs
Imagine long nights on the highway by yourself. You’ve got nothing but road and sky ahead of you, and you’re alone with your thoughts. For some, this might sound like paradise. For others, long lonely hours take a toll and they look for ways to entertain themselves on the road. They seek a way to fill that void. Although we all know that truckers using drugs or alcohol and driving is the road to disaster, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t...
A Driven Cause: St. Christopher Truckers Development & Relief Fund
According to studies conducted by The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 88% of drivers had risk factors for chronic diseases like obesity (which nearly 70% of drivers surveyed were), diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The trucker lifestyle attributes to higher risks of all these dangerous health concerns. However, in the past, there weren’t a lot of options for helping cover expenses for the drivers that...
Healthy Trucker: John Drury’s Weightloss Truck Stop Tour
It’s no secret that truck driving is not the most healthy profession. Eating well is hard when fast food is literally around every bend. Getting time in for fitness is an uphill battle with a lifestyle that requires quite a lot of time spent sitting on your keister. One truck driver has found his niche routine for shedding away the pounds—he dances them off. John Drury has been making a living in the transportation...
Rolling out in 2015: New Year Resolutions for Truckers
As the new year rolls on in, we’re reminded that it’s officially the time to make those silly resolutions that most of us will already give up on by February. In the trucking industry, it’s especially important to be thinking about changing our lives for the better right now. 1. Adopt positive sleep habits. There’s no better time than the start of a fresh year to get thinking of correcting any bad sleeping...