mental health
Mental Health Solutions joins the #LoveLogistics campaign
It is with immense pleasure that we announce that Mental Health Solutions is joining #LoveLogistics, our campaign to support and thank the industry for the great job they are doing.
#LoveLogistics: free online wellbeing session for drivers on Wednesday 29th April at 11 am.
As part of our #LoveLogistics campaign, our friends over at Connected2 have set up a free online wellbeing session for drivers on Wednesday 29th April at 11 am.
Why we need to keep talking about mental health and trucking
What are the main things that contribute to people’s mental health? Worrying about money, a lack of social support and stress at work. For truckers, that’s a full house.
Fleet accidents are the result of work-related stress
Stress created in the workplace is the main reason fleet drivers have accidents on the road.
Trucker hailed a hero
A truck driver has been hailed a hero after stopping under a bridge in Dublin in an attempt to save a young woman who appeared to be about to jump.
How to spot the signs that a colleague is stressed
From a young age we’re taught to spot the physical signs of illness – coughs, sickness or chest pain could all prompt a trip to the doctors.
Going solo: it’s lonely on the road
Ask any trucker about their toughest challenge and one response will keep coming up: solitude.
The long, hard road for truckers
As any trucker knows, life on the road can be lonely. Many spend months at a time away from home and family. Living in a space of three to five square metres, they rotate between the steering wheel, gas cooker and bed. It’s not hard to understand why some might turn to alcohol for respite.
Study confirms it’s lonely on the road
New research has revealed that more than half of people working in transport and logistics feel lonely always, often or some of the time.
Fighting the stigma around depression in trucking
Here’s a sobering fact for you: trucking is the eighth highest occupation most likely to commit suicide. To say this doesn’t make for easy reading is an understatement, but it’s a conversation we need to have.
6 ways to protect your mental health
Are truck drivers more at risk of mental illness? It’s an uncomfortable question to ask – and just as uncomfortable to hear – but ignoring it isn’t the answer.
