About this episode

Avante Jackson shares his inspiring story of overcoming health challenges while advocating for driver education and health in the trucking industry.

Avante Jackson aka CDL Shorty joins the show to tell his story. He takes driver health to heart, literally. Surviving a heart attack and transplant he continues to give his all for the industry. Working both over the road, a CDL school instructor, and now back over the road, Avante is big on education, and making sure drivers aren't just set up to succeed, but to also be an active role in making the industry better! You can follow Avante on IG @avjackson28 and find him everywhere else @CDLShorty If you need truck parking go to www.truckparkingclub.com and use the promo code lombard20 for $20 off your next booking! Want to help change the culture of driver health and fitness? Check out Project61 at www.project-61.org

People in this episode

Host: Michael Lombard

Guest: Avante Jackson

Topics covered

• driver health
• trucking industry
• education
• heart health
• CDL training

Keywords

• trucking
• driver health
• CDL
• heart attack
• education
• fitness
• trucking industry

Sponsors

Truck Parking Club

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Project61

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