🚚 A U.S. Trucker’s Story Hi everyone, I’m Hans, 42, a long-haul truck driver from Texas. For the past decade, my life has been lived almost entirely behind the wheel. Hours on end sitting in the cab, eating gas station hot dogs or fast-food burgers, washing it all down with energy drinks. And after a long haul? A couple of beers with friends to unwind. That was my routine for years. But over time, things caught up with me. My weight shot up to 265 lbs (120 kg), and health problems started pilin