Free health screenings available to GATS attendees

Jun 21, 2019

Updated Jun 25, 2019

Truck drivers attending the Great American Trucking Show this summer will once again be able to receive health checkups from a variety of providers during the show.

GATS will be held Aug. 22-24 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas. Returning to the event will be the Landstar Health & Wellness Pavilion, supported by KeepTruckin.

Some health offerings at the pavilion include kidney screenings by the National Kidney Foundation; a blood drive by OnRamp to Health; discounted DOT physicals by Accuscreen; vision and blood pressure screenings provided by Rolling Strong and Walmart; mammograms by Methodist Dallas Medical Center; chiropractic services by Advanced HouseCall Chiropractic; and more.

GATS will open to the public at noon on Thursday, Aug. 22. Free registration for the show is available online here.

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