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Fitness, Mental, Opinion, Physical, Truckies’ health and wellbeing

Truckies need more access to free health checks, says peak body

Ensuring truck driver health is essential for keeping our roads safe for all, and for supporting our drivers.
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Warren Clark6 days agoJune 18, 2025
Fitness, Mental, News, Physical, Truckies’ health and wellbeing

Regulator urges truckies to visit GP if ‘something feels off’

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is calling on industry to acknowledge Men’s Health Week 2025 as part of the international recognition of men’s wellbeing from June 9-15.
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Staff WriterJune 9, 2025, 9:21 amJune 9, 2025
Fitness, Mental, News, Physical, Truckies’ health and wellbeing

More consistency needed in health checks for truckies, says peak body

A fragmented driver health screening system across Australia is creating safety risks and undermining early detection of serious conditions, says the Australian Logistics Council (ALC).
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Staff WriterMay 20, 2025, 2:28 pmMay 20, 2025
News, Physical, Truck driver, Truckies’ health and wellbeing

Driver shares survival story to help life-saving new health campaign

Followmont Transport boss Mark Tobin and Brett Hanly — better known as “Knuckles” from Country Trucker Caps — have teamed up to launch a new charity initiative urging Aussie blokes to take charge of their health and get tested for prostate cancer.
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Staff WriterMay 3, 2025, 11:49 amMay 3, 2025
Mental, News, Physical, Truckies’ health and wellbeing

New Kenworth helps expansion of mental and physical health support

Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds (HHTS), an industry foundation dedicated to the mental and physical wellbeing of transport industry workers, is celebrating the arrival of its second truck from PACCAR and its dealer network.
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Staff WriterMarch 24, 2025, 12:57 pmMarch 24, 2025
News, Physical, Truckies’ health and wellbeing

More life-saving trucks heading to remote regions from 2025

Mobile health care company Heart of Australia is expanding its life-saving fleet of big rigs in 2025 thanks to a $45 million federal investment, alongside other corporate money.
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Staff WriterAugust 27, 2024, 5:00 pmAugust 27, 2024
Features, Fitness, Physical, Truckies’ health and wellbeing

Hidden health risks for long-haul drivers

Long-haul truck drivers face more than just the challenges of navigating roads and managing schedules.
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Sponsored ContentAugust 16, 2024, 1:16 pmAugust 18, 2024
Fitness, News, Physical, Truckies’ health and wellbeing

Free health check for truckies while on the road

The Health in Gear crew is on the road again in Queensland over the next weeks looking out for the physical and mental health of transport and logistic workers.
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Staff WriterMay 7, 2024, 4:14 pmMay 7, 2024
Fatigue management, Fitness, Mental, News, Physical, Rest area toilets, Truckies’ health and wellbeing

Truckies share rest area wish-lists, but still no closer to result

Around 800 truckies have let the NSW state government know what type of purpose-built rest area facility they’re after to plug the glaring gap in the Greater Sydney network.
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Staff WriterApril 10, 2024, 8:59 amApril 9, 2024
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Chain of responsibility, Driver education, Driver training, Fatigue management, Fitness, Mental, News, Physical, Rest area toilets, Roadhouses, Truckies’ health and wellbeing

Operator reveals plans for Australia’s biggest truck stop

Sydney-based operator Scott Hannah calls it his legacy to the industry.
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James GrahamApril 9, 2024, 2:34 pmApril 9, 2024

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