What is a Trucker?
Truckers are found on highways, in truckstops, in service bays, on loading docks, on bush roads at fuel stops and often they are the first at the scene of an accident.Their wives/husbands help them. Little boys follow them. Relatives dont understand them. Meals must wait for them. Weather can delay them. But nothing can stop them. A trucker is a paradox. He/She is a blue-jeaned executive with his office in the cab. He/She is a scientist who hauls dangerous chemicals and explosives, a purchasing agent in a baseball cap, a personnel director with grease under his/her fingernails, a poor eater with fondness for burgers and fries, a student of geography and a weather watcher.
A trucker is a professional truck driver. A trucker makes his or her living driving a vehicle in order to deliver specific goods to a specific destination. Truckers may be short haul or long haul operators and drive vehicles and carry cargo classed either as “heavy” or “light.” According to the United States Department of Labor, heavy truck drivers such as tractor-trailer drivers operate vehicles that carry a minimum of 26,000 pounds (11,793.402 kg) Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). Heavy truckers carry cargo such as livestock and vehicles. Most heavy truck drivers and tractor-trailer drivers are long distance, or long haul, drivers and some work in pairs on runs called “sleepers.” One trucker drives while the other sleeps in the area behind the truck cab. Light truck drivers such as delivery service vehicle drivers operate vehicles that weigh less than 26,000 pounds (11,793.402 kg) GVW. These light truckers often do regular pick ups and deliveries in a certain area or on a specific route. A
