Why?
Why did I become a professional driver?
I have known this job since I was a child. As a kid, I rode along with my father frequently. I always thought it was really cool to sleep in the truck and see other parts of Germany.
I myself have been driving trucks since the mid-1990s. Initially on a 7.5-ton tandem, and since 2004 with the “real” trucks.
But what is so fascinating about this profession? After all, truck drivers are often seen as the bad guys who always stand out and behave like rowdies in traffic, and the pay is not always the best…
One could go on endlessly here to list all the negative aspects of why one shouldn’t or doesn’t want to be a driver, etc.
I simply enjoy driving very much. That’s why I made this my profession. Driving trucks, or the job of a professional driver, is not as dull as many think. Sure, many colleagues and female colleagues cover up to 800 km per day to transport goods from A to B. But it’s not just that. Almost every day there is a new challenge, one that you never know in advance will come.
Whether it’s a tricky entrance at a customer’s site or the “annoying” load securing for some. Whatever it may be, you often don’t know about it beforehand.
As a truck driver, unless you are driving with a double crew, you are always alone at your workplace. The boss or dispatcher is kilometers away and cannot watch over you like that. This has the advantage/disadvantage that you have to solve many problems yourself.
Sure, as a truck driver, you are daily harassed by various idiots in their passenger cars. You get slowed down, cut off, overtaken on the right of the shoulder on highways, insulted, etc. They simply don’t want us, even though without our job it wouldn’t be possible. But for me, the good sides of this profession still outweigh the bad.
You deal with people daily, see regions (depending on where you drive) that others visit on vacation (international tours). And… you have your peace and quiet, unless the phone is ringing 😀
The interaction with other drivers is collegial; everyone addresses each other informally (“Du”). Some outsiders feel entitled to take the same liberties, which many do not appreciate.
It’s a job that can be fun. However, it’s rare to expect to finish work after an 8-hour day.
Regarding working hours for a professional driver, one can say: When others are still in bed, we are already at work, and when others have already finished work, we are still going.
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