Occupational health issues of truck drivers

What is it about?

The paper discusses six types of morbidities associated with work as a truck driver. These types of morbidities are mental health disorders, disrupted biological cycles, musculoskeletal disorders, cancer and respiratory illness, cardiovascular disease, and substance use and sexual practices. Truck driving induces workplace strains such as long work hours and fatigue, shift work and sleep deprivation, postural fatigue and exposure to noise and vibration, sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet, exposure to diesel exhaust fumes, and other occupational stressors.

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Why is it important?

Millions of truck drivers across the United States and around the world are exposed to occupational health and safety threats that risk truck drivers' safety as well as long-term health. These risks should be understood when thinking about public policy associated with this work.

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