A Day in the Life of a Truck Driver

Truck driving is one of the most mentally strenous jobs there are. With such a big weight behind you at the wheel and an incredible amount of responsibility whilst driving it can really bear down on you. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TRUCK DRIVER Start Time: 6:00am Shunting is a job in the General Haulage division where you only deliver to local points around the main depot. Allowing you to get home each night instead of sleeping in the cab for an extended period of time. A986 38 miles B3139 001811 miles 2 different trailers 000 8 stops 9. roads |12:30 hours Commute Full Load Part Load Empty Load End Time: 6.30pm A job that would require you to sleep in the cab for the week would be called tramping. B3139 36 Yeovil Chilcompton Westbury B3139 A366 Trowbridge Bridgewater Burnham-on-Sea M5 83140 On The Road... Whilst on the road the truck driver passed 690 different road signs. The most of these being Non-Primary Route signs (white with a black border). The least of which being Hospital signs (red with a white border). 10 mins 40 35 25 90 25 60 mins mins mins mins A3088.. A37..... A36.. A350- A366..... M5..... M5..... B3139 A37 ..... Total Time on The Road Motorways 5 hours 35 minutes B Roads A Roads Road Signs 241 Non Primary Routes 45 Road Works 103 Motorways 49 Recreational Attractions 122 Primary Routes 6 Hospitals 48 86 The truck driyer saw just over 2 signs per minute whilst during his driving day. Average Road Sign Sighting per 10 minutes 4|||EA|| a0.5 milas