Rigs Without Cigs provides resource to truckers
Professional truck drivers who smoke but want to quit have a coach in their corner.
The coach is Rigs Without Cigs, a smoking cessation and incentive program offered by the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund. It is meant to engage with professional drivers and help them reduce, and ultimately quit, using tobacco products.
For help to quit smoking, drivers can register in the Rigs Without Cigs program online at the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund website.
Participants must have an active Class A commercial driver’s license and be a resident of the U.S. Friends and family members of professional drivers are encouraged to participate but they will not be eligible for the incentives listed below.
Registered drivers will receive a welcome letter with program details.
Drivers may choose from three methods for quitting smoking:
- Cold turkey method, which requires downloading or getting a hard copy of a book to guide the smoker wanting to quit.
- Nicotine replacement therapy.
- Tapering-off method, which makes use of a free app, Smoke Revoke for iPhone or Smokefree/Quit Smoking Slowly for Android.
The Rigs Without Cigs program offers several incentives to quit smoking.
For one month of being tobacco-free, drivers in the program get a tumbler and reimbursement of up to $50 for nicotine patches, lozenges or book.
For three months off tobacco, drivers can get a RoadPro 12-volt cooler.
For six months of living without tobacco, drivers can choose from a RoadKing 950 Bluetooth headset or a RoadKing RK CB Classic CB radio.
For living one year tobacco-free, drivers can choose to get two of four gifts (a RoadPro SnackMaster cooler/warmer; RoadKing 950 Bluetooth headset; a Wilson T5000 trucker series mobile CB antenna; or a RoadKing RK CB Classic CB radio) or a choice of one of two other incentives (RoadKing handsfree CB RKCBBT or a PowerDrive 1500-watt power inverter). LL