For the 2nd year, the Trucking Solutions Group (TSG) joins trucking’s finest to bring quality health information, products, and services to professional drivers at the
GATS Health and Wellnes Pavilion.
AUGUST 25-27, 2016 Dallas, Texas
The Landstar Health and Wellness Pavilion once again combines efforts and organized partnership with the Trucking Solutions Group
The Landstar Health and Wellness Pavilion will provide free health screenings, cooking, fitness and educational demos.
The following health screenings will again be available:
6th annual Blood Drive
3rd annual Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive
Ask a Pharmacist
Height, Weight, BMI, Blood Pressure screening
Chiropractic Assessments
Diabetes Education
Eye Acuity and Color Blindness Testing
Kidney Function Analysis
Mammogram Breast Cancer Screenings
Nutrition Screening and Advice
DOT Exams $59
The Landstar Health Pavilion Stage will provide an awesome array of cooking demonstrations, health and fitness seminars!
With topics ranging from diabetes education to food addiction, GATS attendees will be sure to take home some key health strategies and advice from this pavilion stage!
Tom Kyrk of Road Tested Living returns with his infamous cooking demos!
Tom Kyrk of Road Tested Living- Food Demos for Truck
St. Christopher Fund Driven To Be Healthy Challenge at GATS 2016
Rick Ash of TSG with Gals from Make It Happen USA
Les Willis of God Speed Expediters- Running the GATS 2015 Parking Lot
Highlights
TSG will be conducting their sixth annual blood drive in partnership with Carter Blood Care and their third annual bone marrow donor registry drive in partnership with Make It Happen USA.
TSG Annual Blood Drive at GATS
Trucking Solutions Group is bringing a mobile mammogram unit to the health pavilion. Donations were collected providing mammograms for attendees of the show who do not have insurance or can not otherwise afford the screening.
New this year is sleep apnea screening with Dr. John McElligott and the St. Christopher Fund as well as DOT physicals for $59 being conducted by our new friends at AccuScreen.
Another favorite~ 5K road race out at the truck parking lot with free shuttle service to and from the convention center.
Speaking of the parking Lot, the GATS parking lot will be “hopping”! Thank you Les Willis of Godspeed Expediters for all your hard work, making sure the parking lot will once again be an extension of the GATS excitement!
Here’s the schedule of what’s Happening in the parking lot!!
Special thanks to Sponsors One20 and Triumph Business Capital. There will be Free Beer and Bar-B-Q (Brisket & Ribs) in Truck Parking on Thursday Evening beginning at 5pm. Also the “winningest” Man in BAR-B-Q Myron Mixon will be on hand Thursday evening to sign autographs and chat it up!! Truck Parking is at Fair Park, just follow the signs.
Available on the lot:
- Free truck parking
- Free RV parking (no hook-ups)
- Free daily shuttles to and from GATS
- On-site security
- Showers provided by TA and Petro Stopping Centers
- Portable restrooms
- Smokin’ Wheelz will be providing food options for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day
- Golf cart rentals ( Thank you Shelle Lichti for all you do to make this happen!)
Back at the Landstar Health Pavilion Stage A new addition this year is everyone’s loved author of the book “Gut Instinct” and Health and Wellness Coach, Carolyn O’Byrne of LifeCoachService.net. Carolyn will be presenting on the vital importance of your Gut Health and will be available for book signing during. There will also be a limited number of book available for sale.
Gut Instinct-by Carolyn O’Byrne of Life Coach Service
Author of “Gut Instinct” Carolyne O’byrne of LifeCoachService.net
Schedules for the Landstar Health Pavilion Stage
MORE information Links!!
Health Pavilion Truck Parking Lot Truck Parking Shuttle Service
Progressive Fit for the Road 5K General Information
Recruiting Pavilion Showers Registation Concert
Health Pavilion at GATS 2016 focuses on Trucker Wellness
Listen to Rick Ash and Les Willis talk about all that’s going on at GATS
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