My father was a truck driver.  You may know them as a trucker, teamster, or truckie, lorry driver, etc. depending on where you're from.
That would be so fun to be able to travel all over like that.
For sure, as a truck driver you get to see the sights and travel the land.  But there's also a lot of responsibility involved such as vehicle inspection and checking for issues to insure safe operation.
That part sounds a little stressful. 
Agreed, it can be.  There's also those drivers that are also responsible for sales and other things like cleaning and customer service, which we both agree the latter would add the most stress.
Yes I agree. Does the job pay very well?
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
Truck driver
A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; a lorry driver, or driver in Ireland, the United Kingdom, India, Nepal and Pakistan) is a person who earns a living as the driver of a truck (usually a semi truck, box truck or dump truck).
Duties and functions.
Truck drivers provide an essential service to industrialized societies by transporting finished goods and raw materials over