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Owner-operator Matt Hopkins tells the story of his February Aconcagua ascent

Climbing in part to raise awareness and money for the Truckers Against Trafficking organization, Hopkins was within “2,800 vertical feet” of the Argentinean summit, at an altitude of 20,000 feet, he says, when he and another climber in his party made the decision to turn back.

March 11, 2014

Nearly 100 pounds down already, driver turns to social media to spur weight-loss goal

“If you have time for Facebook, you have time to work out.” — Such is the motto of driver Bettina Cameron’s “Losing it” Facebook page, where she shares tips, inspiration and her own story of weight loss through lifestyle change.

February 21, 2014

Bettina Cameron, before and after her lifestyle change. Today, she drives with her husband, Brian, for RRR Transportation out of Calhoun, Ga. Find more about Cameron in this Channel 19 blog post and our 9/11 10th-anniversary report.

Sometimes you gotta lose to win

Following driver Art Huntley on his course of natural bodybuilding to lose weight and get in shape.

February 5, 2014

Find Art Huntley’s website via this link to TheRealALove.com.

Driver Bettina Cameron ‘Losing It’, New Entrant test backgrounder

Driver Cameron’s new Facebook page is dedicated to sharing her story — she’s lost 75 pounds while driving over-the-road in just a year — to inspire others. Also: More on the New Entrant testing rulemaking under way.

January 18, 2014

Bettina Cameron, before and after her lifestyle change. I’d last spoke with Cameron as part of reporting of the 9/11 10th anniversary story, which you can read via this link.

Pre-diabetic diagnosis births an Ironman

Mercer-leased owner-operator Wesley Wilson lost 100 pounds toward a quest to complete the Lake Placid Ironman race.

November 6, 2013

Wesley Wilson 2

Simple diet shifts for weight loss, breaking free of apnea, more

For some obstructive sleep apnea sufferers, there might be a simple — thought not always easy, of course — method out of the condition: Losing weight.

October 29, 2013

Owner-operator Earl Atlandt

Transport America invests in OEM-built exercise system

The Minnesota-based fleet outfitted 200 of its tractors with Freightliner’s in-cab exercise system, the FIT System.

October 14, 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.

Make time for exercise

When you exercise you don’t just tone your abdominal core, you tone your spiritual core, too.

October 1, 2013

More on the HHG miles problem (and kettlebell workouts)

Says owner-operator Jeff Clark: If market forces do not force a sunset on carrier use of the HHG miles system for pay, “we should start demanding it from FMCSA and Congress.”

September 23, 2013

Karen Moore was a top-ten finalist in Overdrive’s “Most Beautiful” competition earlier this year. Read more about her via the Most Beautiful main page.

The 1,000,000-lb. challenge begins!

Driver Toby Bogard’s 1,000,000 Pound Challenge weight-loss competition seeks to encourage and support drivers in their goals of better health. You can register to take part now.

September 14, 2013

Toby Bogard in 2010 — we’ll update with further shots as Bogard’s 1,000,000 Pound Challenge weight-loss competition continues through November. You can register to take part in the challenge yourself via this link.

Rodney McCloud: ‘Fittest of the fleet’

With McCloud coming out on top of its fitness competition, Prime challenges other carriers to host their own Fittest events using the same format in order to bring together the champions of each fleet into a national competition.

September 9, 2013

The jump rope blues

“Sometimes, being healthy on the road is more dangerous than you’d think.”

August 16, 2013

Flashing LED jump rope

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