Heavy Duty Trucking, May 2018
ing lasting roughly 20 to 30 minutes every week for 12 weeks By the end 28 drivers had stuck with it and 27 of them showed markers of improved health An external evaluation of the pilot found the drivers ranked it a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Most of the participants reported substantial lifestyle changes including losing weight being more rested and focused having less stress and being happier at work Many stopped drinking soft drinks cut down or quit drinking coffee and started drinking more water each day Some stopped smoking as well Rojas says it was uplifting to see how hard many of them worked to get healthy in spite of how hard it is to exercise and eat healthfully out on the road Despite the pilot hitting a home run it was clear the program needed to be modified if it was going to eventually benefit all of Hirschbachs drivers With drivers the focus has to be on what you can teach them to influence what they do out on the road Rojas explains Toward that end the carrier decided to focus first on its most easily reached set of drivers new hires During their orientation new drivers are introduced to health and wellness concepts in a required two hour well HDT MAY 2018 66 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM Sergio Rojas Director of wellness Hirschbach Transportation Dubuque Iowa I soon got to know drivers for the salt of the earth people they are Its rewarding to help them live better Hirschbach first focused its wellness program on the drivers it could most easily reach new hires Were not trying to tell drivers what to do says Sergio Rojas but help them learn what they can do to feel better and keep driving to support themselves and their families
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