There are many assumptions and beliefs about the trucking industry and truck drivers.
A lot of those assumptions may be wrong, a very common assumption is that truck
drivers do no manual work, but this is wrong as some flatbed drivers must tarp
and secure loads which varies in difficulty level as some loads are much harder
to tarp and secure compared to other loads.
Another fact that you might not know is that more than 80% of commerce between the USA
and Canada is moved by truck.
The Most Important thing is not the miles you drive, but what you’ve driven into your head.
Both of these countries are very much dependent on this industry. Another thing you might not know about is that truck drivers are either paid by the mile or by the hour, this fluctuates depending on the type of trailer that is being used. An additional fact would be the high increase of efficiency in truck engines as today’s trucks have much fewer emissions compared to the 80s, one truck from that period would equal the emissions of sixty new generation trucks. A fact that we can be glad to know exists is the laws in place to stop drivers from being overworked and drowsy on the road. Drivers legally cannot drive more than 13 consecutive hours lest they take a mandatory break. This strings along with another fact which is that most trucking accidents happened due to abrupt and unstable lane changes due to drowsiness or being under the influence in the past years, but they have since decreased due to the service hours regulations. A good to-know piece of information for all drivers is that because trucks are much larger and heavier, they have greater inertia and it takes a truck driving at highway speeds about 3 football fields or 1000 ft worth of space to come to a full stop.
