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Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds gains Daimler backing

Road transport’s particular challenges spur support for foundation

 

Daimler Truck and Bus Australia Pacific joins the Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds Foundation (HHTS) mental health initiative as a National Highway Sponsor contributing to the training and education stream.

HTTS is an initiative between road transport, warehousing and logistics operators to support drivers and logistics workers with issues relating to mental health and physical wellbeing.

The aim of the foundation is to help make thriving workplaces for everyone in the industry as part of a national strategy across this critically important sector.

“Mental health issues affect our society as a whole, but the transport industry, by its very nature, has very specific challenges,” Daimler Truck and Bus Australia Pacific president and CEO Daniel Whitehead says.

“Healthy Heads in Trucks and Sheds is a fantastic initiative developed by transport industry people for transport industry people.

“We think this approach will be particularly effective and are extremely pleased to be involved.” 

 


Read about how HHTS came to be launched, here


Daimler notes that the overarching objective of HHTS is the creation of a single national mental health plan for truck drivers, distribution and warehouse staff with the participation of smaller operators funded by the larger founding industry members. 

HHTS is being guided by some of the most experienced road transport and logistics figures in Australia including Lindsay Fox as patron, Woolworths Group managing director and Primary Connect and chief supply chain officer Paul Graham as chair, and members from founding partner companies including Qube, Coles, Linfox, Ron Finemore Transport and Australia Post.

Whitehead will represent Daimler Truck and Bus Australia as an observer on the HHTS advisory board.

More details about HHTS can be found here.

 

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