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CASE STUDY: J.B. Hunt Improves Employee Wellness
with Personal Health Coaching

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., is one of the largest transportation logistics companies in North America. The company has integrated personal health coaching into it’s corporate-wide “Better Health for Life” program. The goal of Better Health for Life is to change unhealthy behaviors and make living healthier a permanent part of the company’s culture.

Truck drivers, typically, are extremely sedentary, as they spend the majority of their time sitting in the cab of a truck. Many have unhealthy living habits, eat unhealthy food, smoke, are overweight and have high-blood pressure.  J.B. Hunt faced many challenges setting up the Better Health For Life for its large, widely distributed employee population. Lack of access to mail, being away from home for extended periods, infrequent personal contact with others, and numerous communication challenges also added to the difficulty of establishing a sound wellness program.

J.B. Hunt uses personal health coaching as one of the key components of an overall wellness strategy that also includes disease management, proper diet, weight management and smoking cessation. Since implementing the program two years ago, the company has realized a significant positive impact on the health status of its employee population.