Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab is partnering with Covenant Transport to roll out the Roadside Medical Driver Wellness program, giving drivers and corporate employees access to a trucking wellness program.
Starting in 2011, drivers in the medical plan will automatically be enrolled and drivers not in the medical plan can elect to participate.

"We're giving Covenant Transport drivers every opportunity to take control of their health -- keeping them on the road longer and improving both the quality and length of their lives," said Bob Perry, president for Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab.

Participants in the program receive health checks every 30 days at Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab locations across the country, which include monitoring of blood pressure, weight, sugar, BMI and other key measures, as well as counseling on health, lifestyle, exercise and nutrition. Each Roadside Medical location also provides basic medical services, DOT physicals, drug testing and sleep services.

In addition to the health checks, each driver receives their own roadmap on making better choices on the highway with Roadside Medical's Driver Wellness Toolkit. The Toolkit includes various fitness tools including a pedometer, a nutrition guide, a workout program and access to a health activity tracker and online wellness. Drivers also have unlimited telephone health coaching and receive monthly exercise and nutrition information to continue learning how to develop a wellness lifestyle on the road.

"There is nothing more important than health, and we want to provide opportunities for our driving workforce to become healthy and stay healthy. We believe it is also time to send the message that getting healthier is now 'part of the job' at Covenant. This helps everyone, including our employees and their families, our customers and our investors," said Joey Hogan, president of Covenant Transport.

Drivers in the Roadside Medical Driver Wellness program can access the Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab network being built at major Pilot Travel Centers and Flying J locations. Current locations include Cartersville, Ga., Knoxville, Tenn., West Memphis, Ark., Oklahoma City, Okla., East St. Louis, Ill., and Waco, Texas. More clinics are planned.