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CHANGING LANES 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 // WWW.CHANGINGLANESDIGITAL.COM Health & Well-being National Truck Driver Appreciation & Wellness Week set for September 16-22 Annually since 1998, the trucking industry has set aside the third week of September to recognize and thank its professional drivers. Now, the Truckload Carriers Association, led by Chairman Robert Low, is adding a new health- related component. Low, president and founder of Prime Inc., of Springfield, Mo., has expressed his concerns about the health problems that a sedentary lifestyle can create, including diabetes, sleep apnea, obesity and high blood pressure. Per Low's request, the former "NTDAW" will now be known as National Truck Driver Appreciation & Wellness Week, or NTDAWW. For 2012, it will be held Sept. 16-22. "During NTDAWW, companies can continue hosting driver appreciation events and providing giveaways like they've done in the past," said Low. "But we're asking that they mix in some type of health component this year. How about giving away cookbooks with low-fat recipes for people 'on the go'? Perhaps you could bring in a speaker to discuss stress reduction techniques. At your driver appreciation picnic, why not trade that heavy potato salad for fruit or a pasta salad with light vinaigrette? Anything that offers people healthier