Push for healthier truckers gains momentum

In the months after Doug Robinson started driving a truck, he noticed his clothes were increasingly more snug-fitting. He was already overweight but soon realized that spending up to 11 hours behind the wheel, frequently eating fast food and not exerci…

Staten Island farm manager started as a trucker

Gus Jones, 35, was born and raised in Springfield, Ill., where his parents were hobbyist gardeners, and his maternal grandmother’s brother, Carlie Wieties, was a farmer with a classic roadside stand.

The intelligent approach to cutting fuel costs

Over the last decade, thousands of Canadian truck drivers have taken a Fleetsmart SmartDriver classroom session in one form or another, resulting in great savings in fuel economy and significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.