Mental Health
Missing Home While Keeping America MovingPart 3 of the Mental Health Starts in the Driver’s Seat SeriesOne of the most overlooked mental health struggles in trucking is not traffic.It is not construction.It is not bad weather.It is not even the long hours.It is missing home.That sounds simple to people who have never lived this life. […]
Mental Health
The Seat Is Not Just a SeatThe seat is where the day starts.Before the freight moves, before the first phone call, before the first construction zone, before the first trafficbackup, before the first dock delay, the driver sits down.That seat becomes the driver’s office.It becomes the driver’s workspace.It becomes the driver’s chair, breakroom, waiting room, […]
Mental Health
Being alone night after night, missing home, missing birthdays, missing ball games, missing ordinary familymoments that will never happen again – that is not harmless either.NIOSH has recognized that long-haul truck drivers may experience depression connected to stress,isolation, job demands, extended time away from family and friends, long work hours, irregular schedules,monotony, and fatigue. Drivers […]
Mental Health
Part 1 of the Mental Health Starts in the Driver’s Seat Series When people talk about trucking, they usually talk about the miles.They talk about freight.They talk about deadlines.They talk about rates, regulations, fuel prices, parking, equipment, brokers, shippers, receivers,dispatchers, and delivery times.What they do not always talk about is the weight carried by the […]