Restless sleep, insomnia, and waking up tired and lethargic are maladies that affect millions of people daily. Television is filled with commercials for pharmaceutical solutions to help you sleep, but these manufactured drugs often come with unwanted side effects. Thankfully, there are a number of natural supplements to help you sleep better that are easy to find both in pharmacies and online. If you are having trouble sleeping, consider trying one of these 5 natural sleep aids.
Do you have a healthy routine in place? If you're wanting to make positive changes in your life, it's a good idea to take a look at your everyday routine. You can make your life better by developing good habits and making smart choice. This can help you feel better each day and it improve both your personal and your professional life. Ready to make some changes so that you feel great and live a life you love? Check out some of our top suggestions for developing healthy routines:
Employee retention is difficult in a number of fields and trucking is no exception. Many smaller trucking companies have a turnover rate above 80%, and this number increases with larger businesses that hire more truck drivers, peaking with a historic streak of over 100% in 2015. This is certainly problematic, as high turnover is usually indicative of serious problems in any industry and it tends to cost businesses more than having a stable roster of employees over time. There are a number of complex factors working together that have caused this problem, but most are related to the lack of opportunity, potential for advancement, and minimal investment into truck drivers by their employers. In other words, employers may need to start treating their drivers better and giving them more incentives to stay.
Commercial truckers take on risk when they hit the road. Average long-haulers work 60 hours a week, and they drive around 107,000 miles every year. Most people are under the impression that the biggest health risk for truckers is a crash caused by driver error. It’s true – long hours lead to drowsy and distracted driving, with fatal consequences. But there is another health risk that doesn’t get the same kind of attention, even though it affects a much larger percentage of truckers: obesity.
A report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shows that approximately 12 percent of crashes occur when drivers have a heart attack, experience diabetic shock, fall asleep, or have some other health-related episode that causes them to lose control of their vehicle. Here’s what to watch for – and how to prevent this common reason truckers have to leave the profession.
As technology advances the possibility of self-driving trucks, many have been inclined to make predictions about the impact they may have on the truck driving industry overall. While is was previously assumed that autonomous trucks would eliminate truck drivers' jobs, many experts now assert that jobs won't be eliminated, just transformed. This blog post will examine those predictions and what changes self-driving vehicles might have for life on the road.
As a trucker, you spend a large part of your life on the road. So, you should be sure to make your “home away from home” the height of comfort and security. Staying alert is also an important part of road life. Fortunately, technology is a huge help with these goals. Advancements boost safety measures, reduce hazards, and provide mobile entertainment. There are also many products designed to help with comfort. Review these top offerings to help you make road life a more comfortable, enjoyable ride.
Whether you are a trucker or a traveling salesperson, life working on the road can be tough. There are deadlines to meet, you need to be constantly alert, and there's a lot to do in a short space of time. But there's another unseen risk to this way of working. Sitting for long periods of time is now a big health risk along with being overweight and smoking. It is connected to developing diabetes and other medical conditions. So, staying healthier on the road has never been more important. Here's how you can include healthy habits into your working day.
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