The Weight of the Miles: Mental Health OTR

Mental health awareness on the road is not a topic most trucking podcasts are willing to touch, and that is exactly why we are going there. In Episode 15 of Always Pneumantic, Never Static, host Marcus sits down with two of Bulk Transit's OTR drivers, Jackie Thomas and Stephanie Evans, for one of the most important conversations this podcast has had. Isolation, loneliness, stress, and the quiet moments on a long haul when the cab can feel very small, these are the things that do not get talked about enough in this industry. Jackie and Stephanie share how they stay connected to family from the road, how they keep their focus on the job and the truck when everything else is pulling at them, what home time actually means after weeks away, and how they manage their own mental health day to day in a profession that demands everything from you. This episode is for every OTR driver who has ever felt the weight of the miles, every family member who wonders how their driver is really doing, and every fleet owner who wants to understand what their people are carrying beyond the load. New episodes every Wednesday at podcast.bulktransit.com.