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• Be positive and stay positive Posted 5 days ago
  Mark Rumps is a 25-year driver with over 3 million safe miles behind him. Having once been obese, Mark changed his life in positive ways and now is committed to helping drivers get healthy and change their lives for the positive. Follow Mark on Twitter @CptMark1.    When you start any new task, it's easy to be positive.  People cheer you on and the days go quickly. As time passes, though, our upbeat attitude can wane. It is in those moments that the rubber meets the road. When your job or other obligations seem to keep you from exercising your mind can turn sour. It is so important to remain positive during these downturns. You must continue moving towards your goals ...
• The Affordable Care Act & The Uninsured Driver Posted 6 days ago
    The health insurance market for uninsured drivers will change quite a bit in 2014 when new Exchanges are created through the Affordable Care Act. In fact, these drivers will be required to purchase coverage by law. Now the punishment for not doing so is not so bad, fines around $100 for 2014, but it makes sense that these drivers explore what their options for health insurance will be. What they will find may surprise them. Depending on their income, some will qualify for subsidies to help make paying for coverage easier. A family of four earning up to $88,000 a year will qualify for at least a partial subsidy on their premiums. Those earning less will qualify for greater subsidies. (See chart) Annual Income Family of Four ...
• 5 small changes that will make a big difference Posted last week
  Mark Rumps is a 25-year driver with over 3 million safe miles behind him. Having once been obese, Mark changed his life in positive ways and now is committed to helping drivers get healthy and change their lives for the positive. Follow Mark on Twitter @CptMark1.   5 small changes that will make a big difference.  It's hard to be healthy on the road but here are 5 easy things you can do that will improve your health without hurting your wallet.  1. Get the hose.  Instead of that soda filled with sugar, drink water instead. This is true for diet soda due to the fact that it is filled with artificial sweeteners that aren't good for your body (depending on which study you refer to). ...
• The Year Ahead Posted 2 weeks ago
  The Healthy Trucking Summit has concluded.... Now What? Now that the annual Healthy Trucking Summit has concluded the question we have to answer is what are we going to do in the coming months?  With the year ahead HTAA has started down a path of re-defining how it can best help and support the community of drivers.  How do we do that? HTAA is focusing its efforts on re-evaluating many of the partnerships we have, and want to have, with organizations that can help elevate Health, Wellness & Safety for the driver.  We are actively reaching out to groups, companies, individuals and anyone else who support the community.  It starts with making sure that we are able to provide you the driver with the information and resources needed.  It is that simple. HTAA wants to hear from you on how we can best support you in achieving a better life through improved health. That is our goal, that is our mission and that is our passion.  As HTAA begins to move forward down this past we only ask one thing of you. Tell us how ...
• Ride Along - Truck Driver Mark Posted 3 weeks ago
  HealthyTruck.org sent out a call on Twitter asking for Drivers willing to share their stories of the road to better health.  We received a great response; this is the first article in the series “Ride Along”. Stories from Drivers to inspire Drivers. ​Mark Rumps is a 25-year driver with over 3 million safe miles behind him. Having once been obese, Mark changed his life in positive ways and now is committed to helping drivers get healthy and change their lives for the positive. Follow Mark on Twitter @CptMark1.    ENOUGH! When I started driving at the age of 21, the difficulties driving puts on your body was not on my mind. ...