You now who are under appreciated. Truck drivers! They provide essential services to industries.
I agree, they are they pulse of the industry, if all of them banded together and decided NOT to work, society would grind to a halt.
I was surprised to learn that traffic drivers are also responsible for inspecting their cars for issues, So they work double duty as a mechanic too!
They often have to choose their routes too and have to work for 18 hours at a time, it takes a hardened individual to do that.
and truck and trailer combinations with gross vehicle mass greater than 12 tonnes must rest for 15 minutes every 5.5 hours, 30 minutes every 8 hours and 60 minutes every 11 hours (includes driving and non-driving duties). In any 7 day period, a driver must spend 24 hours away from his/her vehicle. Truck drivers must complete a logbook documenting hours and kilometres spent driving.
Hours regulations Canada.
In Canada, driver hours of service regulations are enforced for any driver who operates a "truck, tractor
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Many truck drivers do not realize that many of the prostitutes are victims and view them nuisances, calling them lot lizards. Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) is a nonprofit organization that trains truck drivers to recognize and report instances of human trafficking. TAT produces anti-trafficking materials which are commonly seen throughout the trucking industry. They have teamed up with law enforcement agencies and trucking companies to provide training on identifying sex trafficking, and some companies require their drivers to go through it. Through their efforts, they have freed