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On the Road = Bad for Health = Claims?
November 22, 2011
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When I think of truckers, I think of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_and_the_Bandit">Smokey and the Bandit</a>. But, alas, the reality seems far different! According to the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/health/a-hard-turn-truck-drivers-try-steering-from-bad-diets.html?_r=1&ref=health">NYT</a>, truckers' sedentary lifestyles is bad for their health. This is bad news for Americans since it is estimated that truckers' poor health is a contributing cause of many highway accidents. Something for insurers and self-insureds to be aware of, since, no doubt, plaintiffs' counsel will seize on this problem in their attempts to establish negligent hiring or training against trucking companies.
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