Consequently, these issues or challenges have grown and have created a serious and massive disturbance in the driving process.
Having said this, here are the main problems which are constantly affecting the owner operators on the road:
1. Distracted Driving
Probably not the biggest but the most common issue that the owner operators are facing in the trucking industry is a distraction.
To begin with, this problem is mostly present because of the rapid advancement of technology. As you are already familiar with, there are thousands of devices made to ease our everyday lives including in the trucking industry.
In addition to this, the owner operators and other truck drivers get distracted by the use of mobile phones and other gadgets.
Furthermore, together with these technology improvements, there are particular future trends in the trucking industry.
With regards to this, the carriers, as well as owner operators, need to follow these trends in order to make their trucking business succeed.