For the past year, many truckers became familiar with the MeRV stopping by truck stops and truck shows.
The MeRV, or Medical Resource Vehicle, is an RV outfitted with diagnostic medical equipment that allows for drivers to be screened for diabetes, high blood pressure and other health catastrophes. It hit the road last May with Jon Osburn, an emergency medical technician and paramedic at the wheel. Osburn is an OOIDA senior member, former Navy corpsman and multimillion-mile truck driver.
The MeRV was the brainchild of Osburn and Sirius XM radio personality Dave Nemo, a co-founder of the St. Christopher Trucker Development and Relief Fund. The MeRV was closely associated with the SCF, and the two seemed to feed off each other. The project has been backed by Boardman Medical Supply, an Ohio company that does sleep apnea testing and sells medical equipment and supplies, and has been supported by other sponsors.
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The MeRV, or Medical Resource Vehicle, is an RV outfitted with diagnostic medical equipment that allows for drivers to be screened for diabetes, high blood pressure and other health catastrophes. It hit the road last May with Jon Osburn, an emergency medical technician and paramedic at the wheel. Osburn is an OOIDA senior member, former Navy corpsman and multimillion-mile truck driver.
The MeRV was the brainchild of Osburn and Sirius XM radio personality Dave Nemo, a co-founder of the St. Christopher Trucker Development and Relief Fund. The MeRV was closely associated with the SCF, and the two seemed to feed off each other. The project has been backed by Boardman Medical Supply, an Ohio company that does sleep apnea testing and sells medical equipment and supplies, and has been supported by other sponsors.
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