Health tip: Ask about plans to exercise

Overdrive Staff | May 06, 2013

A study published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that when people were asked about their plans to exercise, they worked out 138 percent more than in previous weeks.

Channel 19

Solidarity diaries: It’s a great day for a run

Todd Dills | April 16, 2013

Keep on keeping on in the wake of the Boston bombings, what we do in the face of acts of senseless violence.

MATS 2013

FMCSA Administrator walks with drivers for health awareness

Todd Dills | March 22, 2013

FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro, as well as TravelCenters of America CEO Tom O'Brien joined the annual Trucking Solutions Group driver health walk at MATS 2013.

MATS 2013

Freightliner releases in-cab exercise system, Cascadia Evolution orders top 10k

James Jaillet | March 21, 2013

"Trucker Trainer" Bob Perry, president of Rolling Strong (Freightliner's partner in building the FIT system), works out with the FIT system in the sleeper of a Cascadia. Freightliner this week announced an in-cab training system ...

Exercise

Health tip: Move in the morning

Overdrive Staff | March 18, 2013

Start an early morning exercise routine.

driver health

Doc’s advice: ‘Eat more color’

Wendy Parker | March 11, 2013

Overdrive correspondent Wendy Parker reports from her yearly visit to the doc with some helpful tips for diet, activity levels and overall health.

Exercise

Health tip: Pump iron

Overdrive Staff | February 25, 2013

The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn.

exercise product

Fitness mat with suggested exercises

Sean Randall | February 06, 2013

The TRAINERmat for weight loss PRO PLUS has 10 different physician-certified exercises, with three different difficulty levels, printed directly onto the mat surface.

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CSA'S DATA TRAIL

Inconsistent enforcement: Insist on inspection, not citation

The way the DataQs challenge system is working suggests conventional wisdom about citations and CSA scores is flawed, with the issue of unfinished clean inspections looming larger for carriers looking to improve CSA scores.