Independent voices from the TWT Communities

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

From trucking companies embracing wellness and weight-loss programs to gyms being installed at truck stops, momentum has picked up in recent years to help those who make their living driving big rigs get into shape.