Rolling Strong Offers Mobile Driver Health and Wellness Platform

Rolling Strong has unveiled a new mobile platform aimed at helping drivers to stay healthy. Photo: Rolling Strong

Rolling Strong, a driver wellness focused company, has announced a mobile health and wellness platform to help improve driver health, safety, and retention.

Rolling Strong was acquired by Velociti in March, and the company says that the move was a catalyst for developing a mobile health and wellness platform for truckers. The recently named president of Rolling Strong, Stephen Kane, worked with Velociti to combine mobile technology with Rolling Strong's CDL wellness program.

“Driver health and wellness is a key issue getting a lot of attention,” said Kane. “However, until now there hasn't been a tangible program to fully address the needs or the importance of the situation. The new Rolling Strong health and wellness platform is truly built for drivers and is designed to address the concerns over their health and safety.”

The new platform can be accessed from iOS and Android smart devices as well as in-cab computing systems. The Rolling Strong health and wellness platform provides drivers with guidance and real-time tracking of meals, exercise, sleep, and other metrics. Rewards and gaming features have been integrated into the platform so drives and transportation providers can create and participate in wellness challenges and competitions.

“With our new health and wellness platform, our entire team is now focused on the industry's number one asset— the driver—because these men and woman deserve an opportunity to be healthy,” said Bob Perry, chief operating officer and founder of Rolling Strong. “We're excited that Velociti's expertise in automating this process is now powering our ability to reach more drivers with our approach to improving wellness, and more trucking companies with a platform that will lead to better retention and safety.”

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For-Hire Freight Falls for Second Straight Month

Freight Transportation Services Index, April 2012 - April 2017. Graphic: U.S. DOT

A measure of total for-hire freight movements in the U.S. fell for the second straight month in April, according to a report issued Wednesday by Transportation Department.

Its Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 0.6% in April from March after reaching an all-time high in February and is down 2.3% since then. When April is compared to the same time a year ago it increased 0.8%.

The March index was revised downward to 123.5 from 124 in last month's release while the February figure was also revised down slightly.

The Freight TSI, which is seasonally-adjusted, measures the month-to-month changes in for-hire freight shipments by mode of transportation in tons and ton-miles, which are combined into one index. It measures the output of the for-hire freight transportation industry and consists of data from for-hire trucking, rail, inland waterways, pipelines and air freight.

The April decrease in the Freight TSI was broad based, with declines in all freight transportation modes except air freight and trucking.

According to the department, the decrease took place despite growth in other economic indicators in April. The Federal Reserve Board's Industrial Production index grew by 1% with growth in manufacturing, mining, and utilities while employment and personal income both grew in April. However, housing starts declined, while the Institute for Supply Management's Purchasing Managers' Index showed positive but slowing growth.

The two-month decline in the index represents the third time it has decreased for two months in a row since the beginning of 2015, though it represents a more modest decrease than that of August/September 2016.

The Transportation Department said research has shown a clear relationship between economic cycles and the Freight TSI as well as its separate Passenger Transportation Services Index.

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