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Driving a truck might seem like a job without stress, but anyone with experience in traffic knows how difficult it can be. Now imagine spending 8-10 hours every day in traffic driving a big truck. It’s a tiring job because truckers have to stay focused all the time. There are no exceptions. One second can make the difference between life and death. So every technology that keeps truckers safer and makes their time in the truck easier should be celebrated.
Forward-Looking Camera Systems
Roads in the UK are often wet and misty. The perfect conditions for accidents. Or pedestrians are walking where they shouldn’t. Or the worst of them all, insurance-hunters.Those people without dignity are ready to cause a car crash to squeeze some money from the driver or trucking company. Such cases lead to the installation of forward-looking camera systems in millions of trucks worldwide. Companies and drivers realize how beneficial a video is. It’s solid evidence no one can deny. A camera recording the driver and road in front of him boosts safety and provides peace to truckers. Driving becomes less stressful when they know it’s not just their words against theirs. It’s truckers’ video against their word nowadays.
Online Dating for Truckers
Truckers get lonely the same as anyone else. However, truckers may have problems meeting partners on the road. Or they don’t need new partners often, so they don’t mind chatting to make downtime shorter. After the whole day of driving, it means a lot for single truckers to have an affordable way to have fun and speak to someone in the area. Online trucker dating is good for nights when drivers want to be naughty on chat before calling it a night. They can browse members from their current location or plan ahead. Making a connection with someone living a day of driving away keeps the drivers interested. It keeps them motivated. They want to do a good job not just because they’re good workers. They want to do it because it will mean there is a date waiting for them. Shifts are much shorter for drivers who fantasize about photos they’ll receive on chat that night. Or kisses they’ll get at the destination if chatting goes well.
Bluetooth Headphones (or Any other Hands-Free Device)
Chatting with singles on dating sites, making calls home, or browsing stocks is so tempting that some drivers don’t mind using their phones while driving. Still, that doesn’t often happen anymore. Many front-facing camera systems are recording drivers in real-time. They’re aware of the danger behind staring at a small screen while driving a huge truck. But sometimes there are calls one can’t miss. Or routes they have are so boring they can’t stand driving them without talking to someone. In those and many other cases, having a hands-free device changes the game completely. Connecting a phone and truck directly via Bluetooth is the best way to do it, but not all trucks have that feature. Getting earbuds or headphones is the alternative. It lets the driver focus on the road without sacrificing any important calls. Answering or making them is possible through voice control in most cases. When not, then it’s not more complicated than pushing a button. Simple, but makes an enormous difference.
Something for Entertainment
When the shift ends; and drivers are far from home, they need some entertainment. Bringing a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot and a laptop for streaming HDTV makes drivers feel at least a little bit like home. It doesn’t tie their hands, so they can still browse phones or answer messages, but keeps them entertained. Some drivers think of everything, so they even install gaming consoles such as PlayStation and play with friends and colleagues during downtime.
