Built from Transport Experience.
For the Whole Transport Workforce.
DriverWell wasn't created in a boardroom. It was born from 30 years on the road, from the darkest moments of one man's life, and from a promise to make sure practical support is easier to find across transport and logistics.
Peter McKenna
Founder of DriverWell & Professional Drivers Support Network
Peter's Story
In his own words
I'm Peter McKenna. I'm 53 years old, married with three grown-up children, and I spent 30 years of my life as an HGV driver. The road was my life , it's all I knew.
In 2018, I was diagnosed with COPD and had to leave the industry. Losing my career felt like losing my identity. I didn't just lose a job, I lost the routine, the purpose, the camaraderie with other drivers. Everything that had kept me going.
What followed was the hardest period of my life. I made several attempts to take my own life. I had multiple hospital admissions. In 2020, I suffered respiratory failure that nearly killed me.
But I survived. And when I came through the other side, I made a decision: I was going to use everything I'd been through to help the drivers who are still out there, still struggling in silence, still thinking they have to just get on with it.
That's how DriverWell was born. And I'm not looking back.
The Journey
30 Years on the Road
Peter spent three decades as a professional HGV driver, living the reality of long hours, isolation, and the mental pressures that come with life on the road. He saw first-hand how drivers struggled in silence.
Forced Off the Road
After being diagnosed with COPD, Peter had to leave the industry he'd given his life to. The transition was devastating, losing not just a career but an identity.
The Darkest Times
Peter faced his own wellbeing crisis, including multiple attempts to take his own life and several hospital admissions. In 2020, he suffered respiratory failure that nearly killed him.
Turning Pain into Purpose
After surviving, Peter made a decision: he would fight for the drivers still out there. He became an ambassador for Grassroots Suicide Prevention and founded the Professional Drivers Support Network to give drivers a voice.
DriverWell is Born
DriverWell launched in February 2026 as an independent wellbeing platform for the whole transport workforce. Individual wellbeing support is free for life, while paid learning and the Fleet Wellbeing Suite are separate offers.
Grassroots Suicide Prevention Ambassador
Trained. Committed. Fighting for every life.
Peter is an official ambassador for Grassroots Suicide Prevention, a UK charity dedicated to saving lives by breaking the stigma around suicide and equipping communities with the knowledge to help those in crisis.
This isn't a badge on a website, it's a commitment. Peter has been trained in suicide awareness and intervention, and brings that expertise to everything DriverWell does. His training and lived experience inform DriverWell's safeguarding work, but do not replace clinical, regulatory or independent review.
Asthma + Lung UK Ambassador
Supporting respiratory health for transport workers.
Peter is an official ambassador for Asthma + Lung UK. Peter's ambassador role supports DriverWell's commitment to source-linked respiratory health information for the transport workforce.
DriverWell links to current respiratory information and support routes. Its breathing activities are optional wellbeing exercises and do not diagnose, monitor or treat a respiratory condition.
As Featured In
DriverWell has received coverage from transport publications and radio
HGV1 Radio
2025–2026
Featured multiple times discussing driver wellbeing and DriverWell
Transport UK
2025
Guest article by Peter McKenna on driver wellbeing
The Mission
"DriverWell was created so people across transport and logistics can find practical wellbeing information, private self-reflection and routes to further support. Individual wellbeing support is free for life. Account-linked records and AI messages are handled under the published privacy choices, so DriverWell does not describe the platform as anonymous."
, Peter McKenna
Individual Wellbeing Support, Free for Life
Daily Mood Check-ins
Track how you're feeling and spot patterns early
Crisis Resources
Direct routes to emergency and specialist services
Peer Support Forum
Use a display name when sharing with other members; posts remain account linked
RoadMate AI Chat
General AI wellbeing conversation after recorded privacy choices
Private Fatigue Log
Record self-rated tiredness without a fitness verdict
Bereavement and Trauma
General information and routes to qualified support