Day 6 - My five thoughts after watching "4 Corners" documentary of Trucking in Australia

This is a YouTube I watched today. Called "This Trucking Life" made by 4 Corners. 

https://youtu.be/wer9KLT8y-o
(copy and paste this link into your browser to see it )

After watching this video (even though the video is a few years old now) there a 5 things that stand out to me.

1. There’s more to trucking than just driving trucks.

2. There are many forces in the industry that the Truck Driver has to deal with directly.

3. Driver Fatigue Kills. 

4. Drivers are the ones who end up paying fines or going to jail if laws are broken (not the companies that put pressure on Truckies).

5. Drivers are at the mercy of the company they work for. If

the company skimps on maintaining trucks etc. and push truck drivers into fatigue and unsafe work practices then the driver (and others) and at risk.    


Sounds like the industry needs an overhaul.