Tag: Fitness
Truck driver blocking scales sparks an internet debate over whether or not the female driver recording was totally justified or took it too far. In the clip, a driver just got done with the scale and is...
A Minnesota trucking company recently surprised one of their drivers with a custom truck in honor of his service in the U.S. Navy. On May 8, Byfuglien Trucking, Inc. celebrated truck driver Terry Wells for his 10...
VIDEO: Fit For Trucking– A Quick Workout Designed For Drivers
YouTuber "Fit For Trucking" is a military vet and has been a trucker for 17 years. In this video, he shows you a quick...
VIDEO: “The Dancing Trucker” Wants Drivers To Join Him In Weight Loss Challenge
In a new video series, "The Dancing Trucker" Big John is asking other drivers to join him in a weight loss challenge. In the videos...
Truck Driver & Former Diver Works To Improve Trucker Fitness
This is the inspiring story of Siphiwe Baleka, a former member of the Yale University swim team who has fully realized his passion for travel and fitness. Now he's working hard to transform and improve the industry one driver at a time.
Website Review: Fit For Trucking
Ever feel like you are alone in the idea of wanting to be in shape and good health?
Truck Driver Fitness Inspiration
Here's a little fitness inspiration - 'thinspiration,' if you will! This truck driver (a friend of redditor, carlinha1289) was struggling with obesity just one year...
Top 5 Weight Loss Plans for 2015
Sticking with your weight-loss resolutions this New Year may be a little easier if you choose a diet that best fits your lifestyle.
Prime Inc. Aims To Keep Truck Drivers Healthy
In the face of work-related health challenges, Prime Inc. continues to take an active role in making their drivers' health and wellness a top priority.
Staying Fit While On The Road
Looking for new ways to stay fit while on the road? We’ve got a few quick tips for you!
Getting A Leg Up
Injuries to the rotator cuff can come from drivers pulling themselves up into the cab. This motion is even more strenuous to drivers who are overweight. The handles found on your trucks, which we refer to as pull handles, really should be called guide handles or balance handles. Drivers should avoid relying on the handles to climb into the cab and place more effort on using the legs, where some of the strongest muscles in the body are found.
Get Your Motor Running
In professional truck driving time equals money, and you have to make time to manage your health so you can continue to make money.
Prime Inc. Drivers Featured in Men’s Health Magazine
With many sources stating that the FMCSA is planning a crackdown on drivers who are more than 20 pounds overweight or have a BMI of 35 or higher, it's more important than ever that drivers and carriers make health and wellness a priority.
Regulation: Speed Limiters, Carrier Fitness More On DOT Agenda
The rule would decide whether or not a new regulation would require the installation of speed limiters in truck that have a gross weight of over 26,000 pounds that travel on roads of 55 mph or above.