Citation

Sieber WK, Robinson CF, Birdsey J, Chen GX, Hitchcock EM, Lincoln JE, Nakata A, Sweeney MH. Am. J. Ind. Med. 2014; 57(6): 615-626.

Affiliation

Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ajim.22293

PMID

24390804

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Drivers of heavy and tractor-trailer trucks accounted for 56% of all production and nonsupervisory employees in the truck transportation industry in 2011. There are limited data for illness and injury in long-haul truck drivers, which prompted a targeted national survey.

METHODS: Interviewers collected data during 2010 from 1,670 long-haul truck drivers at 32 truck stops across the 48 contiguous United States that were used to compute prevalence estimates for self-reported health conditions and risk factors.

RESULTS: Obesity (69% vs. 31%, P < 0.01) and current smoking (51% vs. 19%, P < 0.01) were twice as prevalent in long-haul truck drivers as in the 2010 U.S. adult working population. Sixty-one percent reported having two or more of the risk factors: hypertension, obesity, smoking, high cholesterol, no physical activity, 6 or fewer hours of sleep per 24-hr period.

CONCLUSION: Survey findings suggest a need for targeted interventions and continued surveillance for long-haul truck drivers. Am. J. Ind. Med. 9999: XX:XXX-XXX, 2014. Published 2014. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.

Language: en