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Apr 19, 2007

Drivers vs. Fat * Canada - Celadon workers enjoying company wellness project

Celadon truckers are taking off the pounds almost as fast as they're hauling them...

Indianapolis,Ind,USA -Today's Trucking (CAN) -18 April 2007: -- The Indianapolis-based truckload company carrier announced that 73 employees have lost nearly 1,000 pounds by participating in a weight loss program tied to the company's Highway 2 Health wellness initiative... After completing a 12-week onsite Weight Watchers course, 54 employees at Celadon's headquarters have lost 704 pounds, while 19 employees at its Kitchener, Ont. division -- in the tenth week of their program -- have lost 257 pounds... Celadon implemented its Highway 2 Health program in August as an effort to lower its health care costs while creating a healthier workforce. The carrier offered a financial incentive to encourage participation...

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Feb 27, 2007

Health * USA - Truckers be wary

Truckers among those at higher risk for bladder cancer

Grain Valley,MO,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Clarissa Kell-Holland -Feb 2007: -- Ironically, for one OOIDA member, the dreaded routine DOT physical saved his life... It wasn’t until his regular DOT physical a few months later, which included a routine urine test, that Bill Hainline, of Lawrenceburg/KY, found out there were still traces of blood. The doctor doing the DOT physical recommended Bill see a urologist who, through a battery of tests, confirmed that Bill had bladder cancer and needed surgery to remove a tumor... The treatment was successful and Bill is back out on the road. He and his wife, Betty, drive team for an Ohio-based carrier... After his cancer was diagnosed, Bill said he researched it and found that truck driving was considered to be one of the higher-risk professions for bladder cancer. Bill said that wasn’t too much of a surprise when he considered the fuel fumes and exhaust he has been exposed to during his career as a trucker...

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