References on Truck Driver Health and Employment Statistics
Statista: Number of Professional Truck Drivers in Germany – As of June 30, 2013, the number of professional truck drivers in the German road freight transport sector can be accessed from Statista’s report. See detailed statistics at Statista. Accessed on October 16, 2019.
Statista: Truck Contribution to Freight Transport – The proportion of trucks in the goods transport services in Germany from 2013 to 2021 is outlined in another Statista link. More information can be found at Statista. Accessed on October 16, 2019.
Federal Office for Goods Transport: Toll Statistics – The toll statistics for the year 2017 can be explored through the Federal Office for Goods Transport’s published tables, available at BAG. Accessed on November 20, 2019.
Health Programs and Sleep Studies
Effectiveness of Health Promotion Programs – A systematic review of health promotion initiatives designed for truck drivers is presented by Ng et al. (2014) in the Health Education Journal, emphasizing their effectiveness in improving driver health, Volume 74, Pages 270.
Sleep Quality and Health in Truck Drivers – Research by Guglielmi et al. (2018) published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology discusses the correlation between sleep quality, obstructive sleep apnea, and psychological distress among truck drivers. The study can be found in Volume 53, Page 531.
Mental Health and Sleep Strategies – Garbarino et al. (2018) provide a descriptive review of sleep and psychological well-being in truck drivers, suggesting primary prevention strategies in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 15, Article 1852.
Workplace Health Concerns
Postural Sway and BMI – Ohlendorf et al. (2017) conducted an observational study of postural sway, years of service, and BMI levels in healthy truck drivers, published in BMJ Open, Volume 7, Article e013281.
Morbidities in American Truck Drivers – A study by Apostolopoulos et al. (2010) analyzes worksite-induced health issues affecting truck drivers in the United States, revealing significant health vulnerabilities. The findings appeared in AAOHN Journal, Volume 58, Page 285.
