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Life

Better Health: Take a bite out of bad dental habits

Snacking and drinking sugary, caffeinated drinks are common among truck drivers. The habits can help cure highway boredom, but the behavior also can be detrimental to dental health.

December 7, 2018

Voices

POLL: Have you carried health insurance this year?

With the sixth-annual Affordable Care Act open enrollment period coming to a close Dec. 15 for the federal health-insurance exchange — extended for some state exchanges — what best describes your own health-insurance situation over the last year?

November 28, 2018

Life

Better Health: Trucking can be a pain in the neck

There is no shortage of ways to injure your neck and back as a truck driver. Fortunately, some of the common injuries from over-stressing can be addressed with good preventive practices and simple stretches.

November 23, 2018

Overdrive Extra

What we can do about the physical and emotional violence of chronic stress made manifest

Clifford Petersen urges drivers to start with themselves — recognize the physical and psychological effects of chronic stress and know how to combat them. While “tempers are short, pressure has mounted, stress levels are reaching critical mass …, we all want to get home to our families. Let’s help one another do just that.”

November 15, 2018

Business

Hello Alvin offering prepaid telehealth cards for truckers

Truck drivers who need a medical consultation while out on the road have a new option with Hello Alvin, a telehealth service, that is now selling one-time use healthcare cards at truck stops across the country to give drivers a call or video chat with a doctor while on the road.

November 13, 2018

Business

Rolling Strong adds lab testing healthcare services to wellness program

Through a partnership with eTrueNorth, the Rolling Strong mobile app now gives drivers access to healthcare screening at pharmacies across the U.S. eTrueNorth uses a network of independent labs located in retail pharmacies, which will make it easier for truck drivers to get access to laboratory testing.

November 7, 2018

Overdrive Radio

The living legacy of the ‘BlackOut’ veterans-tribute Freightliner, and: Small fleet growth elsewhere

A couple weeks out from Veterans Day, this week’s podcast walks through recent additions to the BlackOut 1999 Freightliner veterans-tribute and memorial truck and more Chuck Timbrook following a health scare two years ago. Also: More from owner-op Rob Hallahan’s small fleet growth with other owner-ops.

October 26, 2018

Business

UrgentCareTravel opens new medical clinics in Ohio, Arizona

UrgentCareTravel, the medical clinic partnered with Pilot Flying J, has opened new locations in Phoenix, Arizona, and Perrysburg, Ohio, giving truck drivers in these areas access to quick medical care while on the road.

October 23, 2018

Overdrive Radio

A two-truck independent’s long climb up from a widow maker to business success

Andre Jackson, an owner-operator, discusses his success in trucking and how he got where is today. Learn all about him and his story on Overdrive Online.

September 27, 2018

Business

Diabetic truckers with proper treatment no longer need FMCSA waiver to operate

FMCSA has been working on this rule since a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in May 2015. Details and more information here on Overdrive.

September 18, 2018

Channel 19

Owner-operator Alex Prifti’s new authority and, better yet, 1987 359

See how an owner-operator, Alex Prifti, handles the trucking industry at this day in age. Learn all about Prifti and get other owner-operator news on Overdrive.

September 13, 2018

Overdrive Extra

Appreciating a big personal sacrifice

Overdrive addresses problems faced by truckers due to the sedentary nature their jobs. Learn more about the issues and tips to prevent and treat them today.

September 10, 2018