Rolling Strong supports Driver Appreciation Week
posted by AJOT | Sep 08 2017 at 08:53 AM | Intermodal
Driver Appreciation Health Fairs to be held at eight TA and Petro Stopping Center locations across the country
Riverside, Mo. – Rolling Strong, the provider of driver wellness programs for transportation companies and their drivers, as well as owner-operators, today announced it is partnering with the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and TA and Petro Stopping Centers during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week to provide CDL wellness coaches and conduct health screenings across the country.
“Rolling Strong has always been focused on reversing the declining health of America’s CDL drivers,” said Rolling Strong Founder and COO Bob Perry. “By powering the TCA Wellness program and working with TA and Petro Stopping Centers during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, we can empower more drivers to take control of their health and wellness, and make them less likely to suffer an on-the-job injury and get home safely.”
During National Truck Driver Appreciation Week this year, Rolling Strong Driver Appreciation Health Fairs will be held at eight TA and Petro Stopping Centers across the country. At each location, Rolling Strong will provide CDL wellness coaches from 10 am until 4 pm who will conduct health coaching and screenings consisting of weight, BP, heart rate, and BMI. Coaches will also have self-testing glucose readers available for drivers who need to test their blood sugar.
At all locations, Rolling Strong will be raffling a FIT System (Freightliner In-Cab Trainer) to drivers that have a basic health screening and coaching session. The St. Christopher Truckers Fund, a charity that helps sick and injured truckers and their families, is providing vouchers for drivers to get free flu, shingles and pneumonia vaccines at participating pharmacies.
Driver Appreciation Health Fairs will be held at the following locations during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week:
Monday, September 11
Petro Carnesville, Georgia #377
10200 Old Federal Road,
Carnesville, Georgia
Tuesday, September 12
Petro, Atlanta, Georgia #322
I-285, Exit 12 at Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia
Petro Bordentown, #314
I-295, Exit 57/New Jersey Turnpike Exit 7,
402 Rising Sun Road, Bordentown, New Jersey
TA Pittsburgh, I-70
Exit 11- Dallas Pike, 196 West Alexander Road, Valley Grove, West Virginia
TA, Rockwall, Texas
1-30, Exit 68 (St. Hwy 205)
2105 South Goliad Street,
Rockwall, Texas
Wednesday, September 13
TA Hebron/Michael Eugene Zanella Travel Center #39
I-70 at Ohio 37, Exit 126
10679 Lancaster Road SE, Hebron, Ohio
Petro Ontario #26
I-10 & Milliken Avenue, Exit 57,
4325 East Guasti Road,
Ontario, California
Friday, September 15
TA Dallas-Hillsboro, #333
Texas, I-35 Exit 370, 160 U.S. 77, Hillsboro, Texas
The acquisition of Rolling Strong earlier this year by Velociti, a global provider of technology deployment services, was the catalyst for developing a mobile health and wellness platform for the trucking industry. The new Rolling Strong health and wellness platform can be leveraged on mobile devices both IOS and Android) as well as in-cab computing systems to provide drivers with guidance and real-time tracking of meals, exercise, sleep and more.