“Truckers are 60 times more likely to suffer a heart attack by the age of 50 than non truckers. Cancer strikes truckers 20 times more frequently than non truckers. Joint and back injuries are the number one debilitating illness for truckers, ending the careers of approx. 20k per year. There are approx. 8 million class A & B CDL holders in the U.S., and only 3 million active drivers. Less than half are over the road drivers’
I wonder what % of truckers smoke. That could be the reason for cancer and heart attack rates.
Stress was cited as number one in the studies I saw for heart attacks, and diesel fumes were cited as the likely higher rates of cancer.