Thomas Pecora: Health issues that truckers have to watch out for

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Thomas Pecora, president of the NJ-based trucking company H&H Transportation, Inc., has witnessed how able-bodied men and women gradually gain weight in their years of working as professional truck drivers. Indeed, the health problems that arise due to the lifestyle of long-distance drivers are realities and issues that the industry needs to face and, consequently, find a remedy to.


Professional truck drivers are already at risk of accidents on the road. However, the silent killer is, undoubtedly, the number of hours they spend driving. Not only does it rob them of precious sleep, it also means that they spend most of their time sitting down – and that mere act has been found by studies to be detrimental to health.

 

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Thomas Pecora has observed that many truck drivers eventually suffer from obesity because of the lack of exercise and their eating habits. This also opens them up to various complications such as high blood pressure, risks of cardiac arrest, and diabetes, among others.


Further complicating the matter is that these health problems also increase their risks of accidents on the road. Some fatal crashes have occurred because the driver had fallen asleep due to fatigue or was suffering from a heart attack, diabetic shock, or some other health problem.

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Given the prevalence of these health problems in the industry, both companies and the professionals themselves have been working on finding solutions to help drivers regain their health.


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