Driving & Depression: Recognizing Mental Illness in the Trucking Industry
Life on the road can get lonely, especially when you’re leaving behind a spouse, children, or even a beloved pet. Despite this, many drivers still cannot imagine life without the open road – after all, trucking runs in the blood. For many other drivers, being away from the familiarity of home for days, or even weeks, on end can get depressing. The word “depression” is all too often associated with temporary...
Suicide by Truck: The Accident No One Wants to Discuss
When a person chooses to take his or her own life, the effect is devastating for more than just one life. Their action hurts their family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and more. When a person decides to involve strangers in their suicide attempt, even more lives can be destroyed. Truck accidents are often seen in the news. After all, there are about 500,000 accidents involving trucks annually. However, one type of trucking accident...
Fight Off the Flu on the Road: 5 tips for avoiding the Flu virus
Fall is in full bloom and winter is on the way. They say it’s the most wonderful time of the year; the weather is cooler, the leaves are filled with beautiful reds and oranges, the holidays are on their way, and – achoo! It’s Flu Season. Most people don’t think of the flu as more than miserable and inconvenient, but the Center for Disease Control estimates that about 200,000 people end up hospitalized with flu related symptoms...
The 411 on 2015’s Most Critical Issues in Trucking
For me, 2015 has flown by. I feel like it was just yesterday I was ringing in the new year and before I know it, I’ll already be giving up on another year’s overly ambitious resolutions. 2015 was a year filled with everything from a British Airlines flight that had to turn back because of “smelly poo” to the craziness of having a reality TV star thinking it’s a good idea to throw himself into the...
Ready, Set, GOALS: Easy Goals Truck Drivers Should Set
Put the key in the ignition and drive into completing all those secret inner-ambitions. In a job like trucking we see tight deadlines, stressful situations and an excessively tiring line of work can make achieving goals feel nearly impossible. It’s easier to simply say “ain’t no body got time for that” than actually setting milestones for yourself so that you improve the quality of your life. Creating little...
Proceed with Caution: 5 States with the Worst Drivers
Every year countless websites and magazines rank each state based on which has the worst drivers, situated by factors like fatalities, drunk driving and carelessness. Although those involved in the trucking industry probably think it’s a tie across the board, USA Today and Car Insurance Comparison have put together lists of states with the worst drivers that we can help but to agree with. Here is a list of the five states you...