Safe Freight Mate · Driver Wellness
Night shift fatigue hits hardest between 2am and 5am
Healthy Heads is reminding drivers that night work cuts across your natural body clock, and that can quietly knock your reaction time, focus and judgement around. The highest-risk patch is often between 2am and 5am, when even experienced operators can start missing signs, drifting in the lane or feeling flat without fully realising how far off they are.
Operator note: Before any night run, lock in a proper stop between 2am and 5am and use it to do a blunt fatigue check: if you have had a 'second blink', missed a sign or noticed sloppy lane position, get out for a 5-minute brisk walk, drink water, and reassess before rolling on.