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Prime Promotes Awareness, Treatment of Sleep Apnea

By Don Lacy

In 2001, Prime Inc. set out to learn all it could about sleep disorders and fatigued driving, two critical issues facing the trucking industry. As part of the effort, Prime invited Dr. William C. Dement, the “father of sleep medicine,” to visit the company and conduct a seminar involving a group of Prime and CFI drivers.

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Healthy Trucking Summit set for Atlanta

The 2nd Annual HTAA Healthy Trucking Summit, sponsored by the Healthy Trucking Association of America, will be held Feb. 2-4 in Atlanta. Venues include the Omni Hotel at CNN Center and Philips Arena adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park.

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Fit for the Long Haul

Aside from their safety out on the road, truckers also have to worry about a litany of other health issues. Drivers spend a lot of time in the saddle, which, combined with the more physically demanding aspects of the job, can put a lot of stress on their bodies. Such stress can lead to low back, neck and arm pain over time. However, if those truckers “get moving,” says physical therapist Jerry DeWit of Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars, IA, they can alleviate those aches and pains.

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Blood Sugar Control May Lead to Vehicle Crashes

Diabetics who keep their blood sugar tightly controlled run the risk of having traffic accidents due to low blood sugar, Canadian researchers report. Controlling blood sugar is the cornerstone of managing diabetes. By keeping blood sugar under control, diabetics can ward off many of the complications associated with the condition, including heart and kidney disease. However, blood sugar that is too low – known as hypoglycemia – can cause dizziness and loss of consciousness, the researchers say.

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My Point: Good Health is Good Business

Marvin Shefsky
- Publisher

It’s a new year, a perfect time for resolutions. Many of those resolutions include losing weight, and for good reason. As a group, over-the-road professionals are not in the best shape, and many of them are beginning to understand their excess weight and smoking are the primary cause of their general poor health. The average American lifespan is 76 years, yet the average driver will never see his (or her) first social security check because the average life span for America’s OTR drivers is about 60.

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Drivers Sound Off

In good times and bad, in thriving economies and in recessions such as the one the United States and much of the rest of the world is now enduring, one thing remains constant as far as the trucking industry is concerned: experienced, safe, reliable drivers are always in demand.

Carriers and fleets may have their own definition of the ideal driver, but is anyone better positioned to answer the question than drivers themselves? With that in mind, Driver HEALTH magazine asked a handful of drivers the following question:

What’s your definition of a true professional?

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DOT to Combat Distracted Driving

Following an October summit on distracted driving, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a series of concrete actions the Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) are taking to help put an end to distracted driving.

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