Many believe professional drivers have no regard for their health - but there is nothing further from the truth. Consider a twenty three year old driver who learned, from his father, also a professional driver, the competitive edge gained by planning and packing food for a week on the road, that a two mile run each day to maintain his physical strength and endurance, and communication skills with dispatch created the balance between demands as a professional driver and personal needs.

Larry is a sixty year old diabetic driver whose goal is to get off meds by losing a few pounds.  He is working to reclaim his vitality a physique he once enjoyed by altering his eating habits, stretching and exercising each morning, walking two miles a day and dancing to the sounds of a polka coming from his cab.  As he dances to the music he waves and smiles at passers by who smile in amusement.

Preventing disease, managing current conditions and preventing high cost disabling health conditions are the goals of worksite health promotion and productivity management.  Real Meals on 18 Wheels, a guide to healthy habits by truck drivers for truck drivers© provides insight, encouragement and valuable nutrition and health information for everyone in your fleet of professional drivers. Here are some suggestions on how this information might be tailored to meet your driver’s needs: