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Drivers, Start Your Walking Shoes!

The Trucking Solutions Group 61+ Health Awareness Walk Promotes a Healthier Driver

LOUISVILLE KY – The entire trucking industry is invited to join their fellow drivers, along with The Trucking Solutions Group and Bob Perry, “The Trucker Trainer”, for the 61+ Health Awareness Walk at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY. The 61+ Health Awareness Walk is a fun, non-competitive 1.5 mile course for anyone in the trucking industry who is thinking about getting fit, wanting to stay healthy or looking for tips to enhance their workouts.

The 61+ Health Awareness Walk is celebrating its second year as the first of its kind fitness event for the trucking industry. There is no cost, but registration is required. Registrants will receive walk packets, while supplies last, with health information and giveaways. Walkers will meet in the West Hall #1 of the Kentucky International Convention Center where they can also attend a warm-up and a cool-down with Bob Perry, the “Trucker Trainer.” In order to accommodate all walkers, participants can choose the distance of their choice up to 1.5 miles.

“This is a plea from driver to driver to get outside of your truck and work towards a healthier lifestyle,” said Linda Caffee, professional driver and chairman of the Trucking Solutions Group Driver Health Council. “We’re all in this together! This walk provides everyone with the opportunity to receive support from your fellow drivers and get on the road to better health.”

Registration is available online at www.roadsidemed.com or March 31-April 1 and from 7 a.m.-8 a.m. April 2 at the Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab, Booth #67028 in the Driver Recruitment & Wellness Center during the Mid America Trucking Show.

The walk is sponsored by the Trucking Solutions Group and Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab with special thanks to the Mid-America Trucking Show. The Trucking Solutions Group, along with its partner Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab are innovators in the trucking industry, working towards making personal health and fitness a bigger concern for all truckers.

“Being drivers ourselves, the Trucking Solutions Group realizes how hard it is to begin an exercise program,” Caffee said. “The hardest step of any exercise program is the first. Whether you are a marathon runner or someone who wants to take that first step we invite you to join us. Together we can become healthier, one driver at a time.”

About Trucking Solutions Group Driver Health Council
The Trucking Solutions Group Driver Health Council is a sub-group of The Trucking Solutions Group, an organization designed to help trucking professionals lead a healthier lifestyle out on the road through exercise and nutrition. The Trucking Solutions Group Driver Health Council has regularly scheduled live interactive discussions sharing exercise tips and nutritional information with each other and other trucking professionals. The group also includes professionals in their discussions to further the knowledge base of those involved on the calls. The organization’s members are credited for suggesting the 61 + Health Awareness Walk to the trucking shows organizers and lead the efforts to plan each of the walks. To learn more about the Trucking Solutions Group Driver Health Council contact [email protected] .

About Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab
In December 2007, Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab launched a nationwide network of retail health clinics designed to meet the growing demand of America’s 4.2 million over-the-road professional drivers. Through an exclusive partnership with Pilot Travel Centers, Roadside Medical provides cost effective and professional convenient care medical services including DOT physicals and compliance, lifestyle and wellness programs, sleep apnea studies and treatment, and nutritional products in a convenient location for drivers. Pilot is the largest operator of travel centers in the U.S. with more than 300 locations in 41 states. Please visit www.roadsidemed.com to locate a Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab, learn more about their health and wellness programs and to order Driver Body Fuel, a 30-day supply of nutrition while on the road. For more information about Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab, visit www.roadsidemed.com .


FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Leah Almeling
VAN LEUVEN Communications
Phone: 800-520-834 ext. 3
[email protected]