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Truck driver health and safety

Truck drivers face a disproportionately high risk for fatal crash-related injuries and for serious health disorders. The 2004 fatality rate for U.S. heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers was 48.2 per 100,000 workers, approximately 11 times the rate for the general worker population.

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Even on Foot, Trucking is Risky Business

Upcoming Events


September 2010

World’s Largest Truck Convoy

Join the compassionate army of truck drivers across the nation as law enforcement escorts the World's Largest Truck Convoy to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics. Special Olympics Washington provides year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The goal for 2010 is to register 300 trucks in order to raise $50,000! September 18, 2010

 

Wellness Seminar for the Transportation Industry

This conference has been postponed. TIRES will update this calendar as more information comes available.

59th Annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference

Every year the Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference offers two days of training and education, providing the latest tools, technologies and strategies for workplace safety and health.

September 29 - 30, 2010, in Spokane at the Spokane Convention Center

 


November 2010

International Conference on Commercial Driver Health and Wellness


Hosted by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Information: www.TRB.org/Conferences/HealthWellness2010.aspx. Abstracts are due April 9, 2010.

November 8–10, 2010, Baltimore, Maryland