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The Life of a Truck Driver

THE UFE OF A TRUCK DRIVER TRUCK DRIVERS CAN WORK UP TO 70 HOURS/WEEK TRUCK DRIVER 70-HOUR EXCEEDS MOST AMERICANS' SCHEDULES BY 30 HOURS/WEEK (OR 1,560 HOURS/YEAR) WORK WEEK TRUCKERS CAN DRIVE UP НОME TO 11 HOURS/DAY (APPROX. 650 MILES) TYPICALLY ONLY MAKE IT HOME FOR 1-2 WEEKENDS/MONTH AND OFTEN WORK NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, AND HOLIDAYS 4 ADDITIONAL HOURS/DAY CAN BE SPENT LOADING AND UNLOADING CARGO FOLLOWING 14 CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF WORK, TRUCKERS ARE REQUIRED TO REST FOR 10 HOURS DRIVING DISTANCE 500 THE AVERAGE DAILY RUN FOR A LONG-HAUL, MILES/DAY OVER-THE-ROAD TRUCK DRIVER IS NEARLY LONG HAUL DRIVERS 100,000 TO 110,000 MILES/YEAR = DRIVING AROUND THE WORLD 4 TIMES! YO THE AVERAGE CLASS 8 UNIT VEHICLES WEIGHING OVER 33,001 LBS TRAVELS MORE THAN 43,000 MILES/YEAR = DRIVING AROUND THE WORLD NEARLY 2 TIMES! AVERAGE YEARLY SALARY TRUCK DRIVER DEMOGRAPHICS THE AVERAGE NATIONAL SALARY FOR A LICENSED COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVER IS 3.5 MILLION $44,500 TRUCK DRIVERS HOME STATE: Drives 105,000 FLORIDA MILES/YEAR AVERAGE AGE: 33 MALE TRUCKERS' HEALTH 86% OF THE 3.5 MILLION TRUCK DRIVERS IN THE US ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE KEY RISK FACTORS FOR OBESITY IN TRUCKERS: POOR EATING HABITS LACK OF ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD LACK OF EXERCISE SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE LACK OF ACCESS TO CARE LONG WORK HOURS TRUCK 80% OF TRUCKERS STOP HAVE UNHEALTHFUL EATING PATTERNS AS A RESULT OF POOR FOOD CHOICES, AND FOOD AVAILABILITY AT TRUCK STOPS IS PARTIALLY TO BLAME ДОА THE OPTIONS AT TRUCK STOPS ARE GENERALLY HIGH CALORIE AND HIGH FAT FOODS AVAILABLE THROUGH RESTAURANTS, FAST-FOOD, DINERS AND VENDING MACHINES RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT DRIVERS VALUE QUALITY AND TASTE MUCH MORE THAN NUTRITION IN SELECTING FOOD YİXAYİXA YİXAYÍXÂ OF TRUCK DRIVERS EXERCISE 90%ONLY SOMETIMES OR NEVER ONLY 8% EXERCISE REGULARLY (COMPARED TO 49% OF THE GENERAL POPULATION) THIS IS LARGELY DETERMINED BY: LONG WORK HOURS L 1 IN 3 TRUCK DRIVERS SUFFER TIGHT DEADLINES AND A LACK OF A PLACE TO EXERCISE FROM SLEEP APNEA SLEEP APNEA IS MORE COMMON IN PEOPLE WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT AND CAN BE DANGEROUS WHILE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE IT LEADS TO DAYTIME DROWSINESS TRUCKER SLANG BABY BEAR BACK 'EM UP/BACK OFF THE HAMMER BACK DOOR =ROOKIE COP ALLIGATOR =BLOWN TIRE IN ROAD = BEHIND YOU = SLOW DOWN BACKSLIDE = RETURN TRIP ANTLER ALLEY = DEER CROSSING ANKLE BITER = SMALL CHILD BEAR CAVE = POLICE STATION BEAR BAIT = SPEEDING CAR BEAR = POLICE OFFICER BACK OUT = DRIVER HAS FINISHED TALKING BASE STATION = RADIO AT A FIXED LOCATION Flertda BEAR IN THE AIR BEAR TRAP BIKINI STATE = POLICE HELICOPTER = STATIONARY POLICE WITH RADAR = FLORIDA BIG R BETTER HALF = SPOUSE = ROADWAY EXPRESS TRUCK BIG SLAB/BIG ROAD = INTERSTATE COUNTY MOUNTY = SHERIFF BLEW MY DOORS OFF = PASSED WITH GREAT SPEED CATCH YA ON THE FLIP FLOP = SEE YOU ON RETURN TRIP CHICKEN COOP CLEAN SHOT = WEIGH STATION CITY KITTY = CITY POLICE = ROAD IS CLEAR OF POLICE AHEAD FULL GROWN BEAR = HIGHWAY PATROL BUMPER STICKER = CAR TOO CLOSE TO BUMPER CASH REGISTER = TOLL BOOTH BIG HOLE = TOP GEAR CHICKEN LIGHTS = EXTRA LIGHTS ON A TRUCK COMIC BOOK = TRUCKER'S LOG BOOK COMEDIAN = CENTER MEDIAN STRIP (1;) BIRD DOG b = RADAR DETECTOR STOP DEADHEAD = DRIVE AN EMPTY TRUCK AND TRAILER TO GET A LOAD ELSEWHERE DOUBLE NICKEL = 55 MPH BRAKE CHECK = TRAFFIC IS SLOWING AHEAD, POSSIBLY TO A STOP DIESEL COP = DOT EVIL KENEVIL = MOTORCYCLE COP 10-4 = OK/COPY Doo BOBTAIL = DRIVING TRACTOR WITH NO TRAILER ATTACHED FOUR WHEELER = CAR FLIP FLOP = U-TURN OR RETURN TRIP FREIGHT SHAKER = FREIGHTLINER TRUCK GRANNY LANE = SLOW LANE GEORGIA OVERDRIVE = PUT INTO NEUTRAL GOING DOWN A HILL TO INCREASE SPEED HAMMER LANE = FAST LANE GROUND PRESSURE = WEIGHT OF A TRUCK HAND = DRIVER HAMMER DOWN = MOVE FASTER LEFT COAST = WEST COAST MEAT WAGON = AMBULANCE HOME 20 PARKING LOT = YOUR HOME = A TRUCK HAULING CARS MOTION LOTION = DIESEL 10-20 = LOCATION MILE 4 4 10-33 = EMERGENCY TAKING PICTURES = POLICE USING RADAR POLECAT = SKUNK YARD STICK = MILE MARKER WIGGLE WAGONS = DOUBLE OR TRIPLE TRAILER TRUCKS SALT SHAKER = SNOW PLOW TRAVEL AGENT = DISPATCHER TRUCKS MOVE AMERICA THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY ON AVERAGE, THOSE TRUCKS CONSUME ABOUT 2,000,000 37.2 BILLION GALLONS OF DIESEL A YEAR REGISTERED TRACTOR TRAILERS IN THE U.S. ALONE THE U.S. ALONE CARRIES IN EXCESS OF NEARLY 70% OF ALL THE FREIGHT TONNAGE 9 BILLION TONS OF CARGO PER YEAR MOVED IN THE U.S. GOES ON TRUCKS WITHOUT THE ECONOMY WOULD TRUCK DRIVERS COME TO A STANDSTILL SOURCE http://www.thetruckersreport.com/trucker-slang-and-cb-radio-lingo http://io9.com/5933246/why-truck-driving-is-one-of-the-most-unhealthy-jobs-in-america http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_driver http://www.truckline.com/News_and_Information_Reports_Energy.aspx http://www.thehealthytrucker.net/truck-driver-sleep-apnea

The Life of a Truck Driver

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One of the most overlooked aspects to the US economy are the nearly 3.5 million men and women that call themselves truck drivers. Across the nation, truck drivers are working long hours and managing g...

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