Building a Healthier Future for America’s Trucking Workforce with Stephen Kane, Rolling Strong
Drive14 Aug 2025

Building a Healthier Future for America’s Trucking Workforce with Stephen Kane, Rolling Strong

Can your health keep up with the demands of life on the road?

In this episode, Chelsea Faulkner connects with Stephen Kane, President of Rolling Strong, about building realistic health and wellness programs for people in trucking. Drawing from years behind the wheel and in leadership, Stephen shares how first-hand experience shaped his approach to supporting the workforce through fitness, nutrition, and mindset tools that fit the realities of the job.

He explains why cookie-cutter programs fall short, how Rolling Strong removes barriers to healthy choices, and the role of empathy in creating a culture where well-being is possible for everyone in the cab or office.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

  • How to create routines that work with a demanding schedule

  • Why knowing your “why” makes lasting change possible

  • Ways technology can make healthy decisions easier on the road

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Episode Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction

(00:30) From hardship to finding purpose on the road

(02:24) Lessons from decades across every seat in trucking

(04:52) How health challenges inspired a new mission

(06:29) Building a wellness platform tailored for the industry

(12:09) Breaking barriers to healthy habits on the road

(17:40) Tools that make wellness easier and more rewarding

(25:22) Creating a culture that truly values its people

(33:37) Signs someone feels supported in their work

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