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Cancer prevention: Use sunscreen on exposed skin
Few drivers report regular sunscreen use while hauling. Just 6% of readers use such products routinely, though 10% reported filming side windows with UV-protecting layers to block nearly all UV light.
September 18, 2019
Business
When the sun bites back: Skin cancer risk, prevention for drivers
Longtime drivers and others urge haulers to guard against skin cancer that can comes from excessive left-side exposure. Says one: “If you’re going to be sitting there bouncing down the road all day, you better get something on your skin to protect you from the ultraviolet rays.”
September 13, 2019
Channel 19
More on sun exposure and cancer risk, ways to prevent and a personal story of cure
Malignant melanoma can be very aggressive, traveling fast to other places in the body, but when the notion arose that the condition was a totally incurable one recently, Andrea Marks of TruckerNation took some exception — she’s been cancer-free for quite some time, following a 2007 initial diagnosis….
July 17, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Roadcheck prep: Invest in inspections to save money, hassle later
A good way to learn and gain confidence that you won’t get a roadside violation is to invest in equipment inspection, observe the inspection process at your shop/the scales, and ask questions.
May 22, 2018
Life
That ringing isn’t Christmas bells: Tinnitus symptoms, prevention
Avoiding loud noises and wearing hearing protection when around them are among methods of preventing episodes of tinnitus.
December 18, 2013
Channel 19
Trucking music from down under; cargo theft in ATL, and more on prevention
Owner-operator Gordon Alkire recommends the War-Lok security devices for truck/trailer/cargo theft prevention — and a new trucking tune by Australian former driver Caede Ridgway.
October 28, 2013
Channel 19
Suspecting foul play in trailer deck collapse, car hauler vows vigilance
File this under “lessons learned,” folks. On May 9, 2011, after an afternoon loading cars in Shreveport, La., car hauler Marc Pogrebneak wheeled over to the Petro off I-20 for a quick shower, dinner and a call to his wife. He was set to roll into West Texas to stage near his load’s destination, and […]
July 20, 2011
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