Health check-ups, smoothie bikes and a warm welcome from Andamur’s founders marked the Wellbeing Days of EWellIn, powered by ESPORG, on 24 and 25 October 2026
La Junquera (Girona) / Brussels, 26 October 2026. Over two days, on 24 and 25 October 2026, professional drivers stopping at Andamur La Junquera, the secure truck parking on the AP-7 just before the French border, took time for their own health. The European Wellbeing Initiative (EWellIn), powered by ESPORG, and Andamur welcomed them to a wellbeing tent with free basic health check-ups, personal conversations about prevention and smoothie bikes. Drivers cycled 2,000 kilometres, and Andamur donated 1 kg of food for every kilometre: 2,000 kg of food, two tonnes, for the Banc dels Aliments de Girona, the Girona Food Bank.
Health check-ups and honest conversations
In the tent, drivers could take a basic health check-up during their stop. Based on EWellIn’s Driver Health Assessment, it looks at weight, height and BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure, blood glucose and oxygen saturation, together with habits such as sleep, nutrition and physical activity. The team then talked with drivers individually and in small groups about what their results mean, how to prevent problems and how to look after body and mind on the road. EWellIn also listened carefully: what helps drivers feel well during a stop, and how parking facilities can support them.
Pedal power for the Girona Food Bank
Next to the check-up area, smoothie bikes invited drivers to a friendly competition: pedal, power the blender and enjoy a fresh smoothie made with their own energy. The bikes were part of Your Kilometres Count (Tus Kilómetros Suman), an initiative of Andamur’s campaign Take Care of Your Health on the Road. For every kilometre cycled, Andamur donated 1 kg of food, so the 2,000 kilometres became 2,000 kg of food for the Banc dels Aliments de Girona.
A family welcome
Andamur’s founders, María Dolores Sánchez and Fulgencio López, parents of today’s owners, were present at La Junquera. They shared their stories and engaged with the EWellIn team and with drivers. María Dolores Sánchez supported the EWellIn team throughout with her warm and welcoming attitude, while Fulgencio López took the health check-up himself, inspiring drivers by example and supporting the team spirit.
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A parking built around drivers
Andamur La Junquera opened in 1996 as the first service station for lorries at this strategic crossing. Its secure parking offers 105 truck spaces certified Gold under the European SSTPA standard, and its free gym, opened in 2018, was the first in the Andamur network.
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Part of a four-year campaign
The Wellbeing Days belong to the Wellbeing Campaign “Drive Safe, Park Safe, Work Safe, Live Well”, launched by EWellIn in March 2025 at the ESPORG Annual Conference with the support of the European Commission and the sector. Each of its four years speaks to a different part of the supply chain, and Year 2 in 2026 is dedicated to parking, which keeps Europe’s supply chains moving. EWellIn holds its events in parking areas and turns them into collaborative platforms, where operators, drivers’ representatives, haulage companies, authorities and policymakers work together, while drivers take part in health check-ups and conversations. What drivers share flows into the Wellbeing Working Groups, which develop programmes that enhance drivers’ wellbeing. The next Wellbeing Days take place at Security Park (Trucks’nB) in France on 28 October 2026. More information: wellbeingcampaign.eu.
About EWellInEWellIn, the European Wellbeing Initiative, powered by ESPORG (European Secure Parking Organisation), is pioneering a culture of wellbeing in transport and logistics, with professional drivers at its centre. Built on prevention, it is free, voluntary and open to all, and works through research and studies, the Wellbeing Pledge, Wellbeing Working Groups, the Wellbeing Campaign, Wellbeing Trainings and the recognition of good practice. ewellin.eu · wellbeingcampaign.eu |
About AndamurAndamur is a Spanish family company, based in Lorca (Murcia), that provides comprehensive services to road transport professionals on their routes across Europe, including fuel cards, toll devices and VAT and excise duty recovery. Its story began in 1987, when María Dolores Sánchez and Fulgencio López, with their son Juan Carlos, opened the El Límite service station in Huércal-Overa (Almería). Today Andamur is owned by the four López Sánchez brothers, Salvador, Juan Carlos, Pedro Javier and Miguel Ángel, with Juan Carlos López Sánchez as President and Miguel Ángel López as CEO. The company runs eight of its own service areas in Spain and works with more than 1,400 partner service areas on the main international routes in nine European countries. Its secure parkings at La Junquera, Guarromán and San Román II hold Gold level certification under the European SSTPA standard. True to its motto “Every Trip Matters”, Andamur looks after drivers through initiatives such as Take Care of Your Health on the Road. andamur.com |
Press contactDruselia Betea, Head of EWellIn European Wellbeing Initiative, powered by ESPORG ewellin.eu · wellbeingcampaign.eu d.betea@esporg.eu |
