ATA and Healthy Trucker expand Healthy Fleet Challenge.
Press Release Summary:
American Trucking Associations announced it is expanding its relationship with Healthy Trucker and expanding the Healthy Fleet Challenge to all its member companies. Starting now, ATA's companies can not only compete with each other, but on behalf of the United States against fleets in Canada, making the challenge a truly international effort to energize the industry to get and stay healthy.
Original Press Release:
ATA, Healthy Trucker Expand Healthy Fleet Challenge in 2015
ARLINGTON, Va., -- Today, American Trucking Associations announced it was expanding its relationship with Healthy Trucker and expanding the Healthy Fleet Challenge to all its member companies.
"We saw in October at our annual MC&E how successful just a small-scale challenge was, so we wanted to expand it to all our members," said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. "The health and wellness of our members and their employees and drivers is very important, so this friendly competition will help people fulfill those New Year's resolutions and get in shape in 2015."
Starting now, ATA's companies can not only compete with each other, but on behalf of the United States against fleets in Canada, making the challenge a truly international effort to energize the industry to get and stay healthy.
"I participated in the Healthy Fleet Challenge at MC&E and it was great fun," said ATA Chairman Duane Long, chairman of Longistics, "so I encourage all my fellow ATA executives to join in the Challenge now."
"Let's face it; the vast majority of us could stand to be more active. The Healthy Fleet Challenge is a fun and engaging way to get everyone moving - together," said Glenn Caldwell, vice president of corporate development at Healthy Trucker. "Small changes to lifestyle - like this challenge - have a positive compounding effect over the long term."
For more information on the Healthy Fleet Challenge or to join, click here.
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or on Facebook.Trucking Moves America Forward
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