{"id":10229,"date":"2022-08-25T15:06:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T21:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englandlogistics.com\/?p=10229"},"modified":"2023-03-09T09:07:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T16:07:30","slug":"truck-driver-blues-staying-happy-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englandlogistics.com\/truck-driver-blues-staying-happy-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck Driver Blues: Staying Happy on the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a reason that trucker drivers are regarded as heroes. Mile after mile, trucking can be a lonely, stressful and physically demanding gig.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, 26.9%<\/a> of truckers suffer from some form of depression\u2014more than \u00bc of the entire industry are feeling the truck driver blues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why is that number so high?<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, the National Library of Medicine<\/a> reports that long-haul drivers, \u201cface a myriad of occupational pressures and demands\u201d that are brutal.<\/span><\/p>\n

To name just a few,<\/span><\/p>\n