R U OK? in Trucks & Sheds
Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds and R U OK? have teamed up to encourage everyone working in the road transport, warehousing and logistics industries to Ask R U OK? Any Day, because regular and meaningful conversations can change lives.
Organise a workplace event to help your team feel more connected and supported.
New free resources and guides available below to help you plan your activities and build confidence in starting an R U OK? Conversation.
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*This content discusses suicide. For support contact Lifeline. Call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14
Meet Bruce
Bruce is a Sydney-based truck compliance business owner, transport podcaster and truck restorer, with a passion for talking openly about mental health. He uses his platform to advocate for how a meaningful mental health check-in can genuinely turn someone’s life around. As someone who has received help while experiencing depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and provided help to others, Bruce offers honest and real-world advice.
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Meet Sally-ann
Sally-ann is the Executive Manager of Eather Group, a transport and civil contract business that specialises in sustainable transport, waste management and earthmoving. After losing her father, Darrell, to suicide just four months after the business’ launch in 2010, Sally-ann became a strong advocate for talking openly about mental health and supporting workplace wellbeing initiatives.
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Meet Phil
Phil is the Queensland Logistics Operations Manager at GPT Group, overseeing major industrial logistics assets across the state. Earlier in his career, while transitioning from a hands-on trade role into an office-based position overseas, he experienced severe depression. Opening up to a trusted mate became a turning point that led to professional support and recovery. Today, Phil advocates for empathetic leadership and psychologically safe workplaces where open conversations about mental health are part of everyday leadership.
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Workplace Resources
The following free resources are designed to help you organise your own R U OK? in Trucks and Sheds activities.
Workplace Guide
An interactive PDF guide that contains everything you need to know to organise your workplace activities.
Conversation Guide
This guide contains tips on how to spot the signs that someone might not be OK, how to navigate the conversation and further support that’s available.
Videos
Download these R U OK? in Trucks & Sheds videos to play anywhere in your workplace, through your online channels or at your event.
Social Tiles
Download these tiles to share the R U OK? in Trucks & Sheds message on your own channels. There are suggested messages in the Workplace Guide too.
Email Signatures & Website Banners
Add these banners to your email signature and website to build awareness and remind your colleagues to ask ‘are you ok?’ You can link them to this website.
Posters & Flyers
These posters and flyers can be displayed in lunchrooms, in the warehouse, on the back of toilet doors or in waiting bays all year round.
Radio ads
These radio ads are free to download and play wherever you can get the message across – on radios, in warehouses or added to playlists.
Day of Action Presentation Resources
This powerpoint presentation is designed to allow anyone to share R U OK? conversation tips in their workplace. It comes with speaking notes
Connection Activity
Conversation Bingo can be printed out and used as a Connection Activity to get conversations flowing at your R U OK? in Trucks & Sheds event.
Register your Champion
Champions will support their organisation in implementing R U OK? in Trucks & Sheds by receiving updates from Healthy Heads and R U OK? and ensuring that everyone within their business is informed and has what they need for a successful event.
