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    Truck driver health issues revealed

    Feb 10, 2021 3 minutes

    THE FIRST MAJOR survey of truck driver health reveals shocking problems in Australia’s most common job for men, with over 80 per cent of drivers overweight or obese, one in five suffering from severe psychological distress, over 70 per cent living with chronic pain and almost a third with multiple chronic health conditions.

    The survey of almost 1,400 drivers is part of a three-year study by Monash University and outlines that poor health is not

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