4. Advise Truck Drivers To Take Frequent Stops to Rest
As a truck driver you have a specific lifestyle and to be honest it is not so cozy living in a cabin 24/7. But I am sure that all of you develop some habits how to stay in a good shape with enough resting and stretching during those rides.
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Although sometimes in the jungle called trucking some habits can endanger your life and your health. Every truck driver goal is to use those hours of service as much as he can to catch the delivery time and to provide the best service for the clients.
Be careful and never forget that your health needs to be your top priority. Driving can be exhausting and intense and if you get stacked in the cabin without rest it might affect your ability to drive safely and also your reflexes might become not that sharp as when you are rested.
You can prevent truck accidents if you plan your time and make frequent stops to rest and stretch your body. You are not a truck driver for one day or a week, you chose this career and you will be involved in this business for a long time.
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I am sure that you’ve heard when some no trackers complains of their 10 hour drive and how their back is killing them because of the long hours behind the steering wheel, despite the fact that they drove 10 hours to get their family to some location to have a vacation time.
I know that this sounds funny for you because you do this on a daily base and OK, maybe you programmed yourself to be more resistant on the hours behind the wheel but you still human bean made from flesh and blood, don’t push yourself to the limits because your body for sure will crack at some point.
Do yourself a favor and take frequent stops to some of the truck stops to rest your body from the driving position and trust me you will have increased energy and more concentration to prevent truck accidents.
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If you are truck driver that doesn’t mean that you are doomed to suffer, the truck stops have a lot of amenities for you to enjoy your life such as:
