Factors associated with psychological distress among Australian truck drivers: The role of personal, occupation, work, lifestyle, and health risk factors

In Australia, truck driving is the most common occupation among men, with approximately 200,000 truck drivers nationwide (Austraian Bureau of Statistics, 2017). The transport industry, particularly truck driving, poses several health risks, such as isolation and a sedentary lifestyle, and has high rates of work-related injuries and illnesses, resulting in significant health impacts, disabilities, and economic costs (Apostolopoulos et al., 2016; Lee et al., 2023). Our previous studies indicate that chronic health conditions, rather than acute injuries from vehicle incidents and crashes, contribute most significantly to disability among truck drivers.