In the UK, a truck driver can get their license at 18 and not be required to have another medical assessment until age 45. That’s 27 years behind the wheel with no required health check.

In this episode of Fit Drivers, Bob sits down with Professor Stacey Clemens of Loughborough University, ranked #1 in the world for Sport and Exercise, and Dr. Grant Chapman, Chairman of D4 Group and founder of the Driving Better Health charity, to talk about the growing global driver health crisis and what two pioneering advocates in the UK are doing to turn the tide.

We cover the SHIFT program, an accredited, evidence-based driver training module that’s already being adopted across the UK transportation sector to promote physical activity and positive lifestyle changes. We dive into how driver life expectancy runs about four years shorter than comparable occupations, why healthier drivers are statistically safer drivers, and why the ROI on driver health investment dwarfs the cost of doing nothing.

The problem isn’t just American. The road runs through all of us.

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