Simple tools to respond to stress, encourage connection, and keep what matters most in view.
The demands of professional driving affect more than physical health. Stress, long hours away from home, and separation from familiar people and routines can weigh on a driver’s mental well-being.
Mental health is an often overlooked part of driver health. It deserves practical attention and support built for life on the road.
On November 9, Project 61 launched Mental Drive, a new section of the free Project 61 driver health app. One of Project 61’s 5 Axles of Health™, Mental Drive offers simple tools to help drivers pause, reflect, and respond to stress in healthier ways.
A central feature of Mental Drive is “Your Why,” a personal space where users can identify the people, values, and goals that matter most to them.
For one driver, that might be being present as their children grow up. For another, it could mean enjoying retirement, spending time with grandchildren, or having the health and energy to pursue something meaningful.
Those reasons can give everyday health choices a deeper purpose.
“Behind every driver are people who want them home, healthy and around for many more years,” said Jeremy Reymer, Founder and CEO of Project 61. “We want to help drivers connect the daily choices they make about their health to the people and goals that matter most to them. That is the purpose of ‘Your Why’ and an important part of our whole-driver approach.”
Mental Drive also includes a quote of the day, opportunities for reflection, an act-of-kindness prompt, and a one-minute guided breathing exercise.
These tools offer practical ways to pause and reset within the demands of a long day of driving. They also encourage engagement and connection that can help stave off loneliness and isolation.
The goal is to give drivers something useful they can return to, one small step at a time.
Project 61’s 5 Axles of Health™: Fuel, Move, Recharge, Mental Drive, and Preventive Maintenance address the whole driver.
What drivers eat, how they move, how they sleep, their mental well-being, and their access to preventive care all belong in the broader picture of health.
That health matters to drivers and their families. It also belongs in the trucking industry’s work to support safety, retention, and a sustainable workforce.
Mental Drive expands Project 61’s free resources while keeping the focus on the person behind the wheel and the life they want to be healthy enough to enjoy.
Explore Mental Drive in the free Project 61 app and take a moment to name your why.
Download the free app here.