Truck drivers fear for their safety on the road — but the vast majority of them face a much bigger threat

Courtesy of George Wilson

Trucking isn’t just dangerous because you’re out on the open road, controlling an 80,000-pound vehicle.
It’s also hazardous because of long-term health effects that arise from sitting all day and poor food options at trucking stops.
While trucking is being championed as a well-paid job that doesn’t require a college degree, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said truck drivers face “a constellation of chronic disease risk factors.” 

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