Owner Driver

We need radical change

I’VE BEEN A TRUCK DRIVER for 30 years. I’ve owned my own truck for all this time. But it’s not a career I could sincerely recommend to a young person looking for a career in transport.

It has been a constant battle, with constantly changing ridiculous rules and regulations. It never improves.

My son-in-law considered entering the industry and we talked about what it’s like to be an owner-driver. Of course, I was honest with

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