Truckers aren't exactly known for having healthy lifestyles. With their services more in demand than ever, these hardy men and women need to start taking their health more seriously. Trucking companies are pursuing strong incentives to keep their experienced truckers on board - more vacations, benefits, and even higher wages. If you want to enjoy your career as long as you possibly can, you're going to need to start taking your health seriously. Big stacks of pancakes washed down with tall beers might be nice to have every once in a while, but it isn't exactly a recipe for a good diet.

Vitamin C and calcium are particularly important for truckers, who have to sit in one place for long periods of time. You can buy candy suckers enriched with those two minerals in almost any truck stop, generally in tasty flavors. Male truckers should pay close attention to their prostate health, getting regular tests at least by age 50 to minimize the risk of terminal cancer developing. Antidiuretics can also make your job easier, particularly as you get older and have to deal with more frequent urges to urinate while you're on the open road.

Essential B-Vitamins are also great to have. You can either get all of these through conventional multi-vitamins or blends specifically designed for the needs of truckers, without whom the economy would probably collapse within days as produce rotted in grocery stores and Just In Time inventory systems failed. It's not only your health that's at steak - it's the health of the American economy. Potentially hundreds of workers depend on truckers to be able to earn their wages every week. Letting them down would be dreadfully sad.