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Steering healthy minds

IT PLAGUES every community, every industry and doesn’t discriminate on race, creed or gender. Mental health is an issue that needs urgent attention and workers in our industry are among the most vulnerable.

Truck drivers are at risk of mental health problems because of the long hours away from family, financial pressure, stress, social isolation and the high incidence of death and injury.

The financial pressure from the top of the supply chain creates an environment where operators and drivers

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