One of the biggest challenges of truck driving is eating healthy food on the road. After all, you don’t always have easy access to fresh, healthy food when you’re away from home and relying on truck stops so much. This common issue can lead to health problems that include obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and more. If you want to reduce your risk of these and other health concerns, take a look at these tips for eating healthy on the road.

Recent changes in federal regulations have brought changes to the legal status of cannabis. With those changes came confusion over the legality of transporting certain products through states where hemp remained illegal. Fortunately, newly issued guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) clarifies interstate commerce laws.

Long-haul truck drivers average just under 5 hours of sleep every day, according to one study. Long shifts, early mornings, late nights — these drivers are in serious need of some shut-eye. As you know, spending hours on the road can make it difficult to maintain a regular sleep schedule, but there are plenty of solutions to this problem. Read this trucker's guide for better sleep. 

In the dead of winter, temperatures can plunge to 5 degrees and below. This effectively reduces traction, which makes keeping a big rig on the smooth road harder. Even experienced truck drivers have a rough time in such conditions. Visibility is reduced so it’s hard for truck drivers to see where they are going.  However, it's not all gloom. You can drive through the winter season without major incidents. All you need to do is use your preventative safety skills when driving in icy weather and roads.  Below are 10 driving tips that will help truck drivers in icy conditions…