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FakeNoose

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2. Yes my brother was a long-haul truck driver for many years
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 04:34 PM
Apr 2024

He drove across the country and also north-south traffic depending on the load. My brother had to keep a log of his driving hours and they were required to stop after X number of hours driving. I think it was 48 hours but I can't remember now.

After driving those 48 hours they had to stop for a "weekend" rest-break even if they were in the middle of nowhere. That doesn't take into account that they had to deliver the load somewhere by a certain deadline. So increasing one's speed is sometimes the only way to deliver the load by deadline. It's a dangerous system.

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