I get chest pain while working – Is this something to worry about as a truck driver?

With the stresses, lifestyle and diet of the average truck driver this should serve as a warning that you may suffer a serious problem and should be a cause of concern for anyone not simply the truck driver. The good news is that this condition can be controlled successfully and current medical therapies more often than not lead to a long and productive life…

Truck Driver Health Stroke, It’s Signs & Symptoms: Driver Rules & Regulations Explained

While a stroke is not always fatal, it can often result in long-lasting, debilitating effects. Being a truck driver also has other hurtles to overcome even if the stroke mild with no log lasting effects. Things like waiting periods and medical clearance requirements can make it difficult to make a living even when treating providers feel a driver can return to driving. So what do drives need to know?…

HEART ATTACKS & TRUCK DRIVERS: GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN!

Truck drivers are no different than everyone else within the general population within our country. They suffer many of the same types of medical conditions and other problems. That said, due to the lifestyle and stress associated with their work, they are at greater risk for suffering certain medical problems and events. This is very true as it relates to truck drivers and heart attacks…

Tips For Businesses During The Coronavirus Outbreak

Recent articles proclaimed a truth that manufacturers in all industry sectors know all too well: “You can’t build jets working from home.” As law offices, financial services firms, and tech companies close their doors and require employees to “work from home,” manufacturers face the reality that manufacturing requires employees to work on site. There is no factory production work from home. Intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act and workers’ compensation absences are hard enough to manage in the ordinary course of business. But the challenge to staff a factory becomes much more daunting every day during this COVID-19 pandemic, with emphasis on self-quarantine, social distancing, and avoiding groups of as few as 10 people…

Some Truck Driver Safety Rules Suspended Due To Coronavirus!

After President Trump declared a national emergency to help deal with the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Department of Transportation has exempted certain truck drivers from HOS rules. This kind of regulatory relief has happened on the state level before, states pausing drive time limits inside the state during natural disasters, and Connecticut and Ohio have done so again for this current health crisis. But the federal government has never done so in the 82-year history of the legislation…