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HugetrucksareafamiliarsighttoanyonewhotravelsacrosstheUnitedStatesbycar.Butmanytravelersnevermeetatruckdriver.Mostpeopleknowlittleaboutthetrucker’swayoflife.

Thiswayoflifehascertaindisadvantages.Thethree-dayperiodsawayfromhomeputastrainonfamilylife.Wivescomplainthattheirhusbandsarenotathometodealwiththeirchildren’sproblems.Inturn,driversworryabouttheirfamilieswhiletheyareaway.

Anotherproblemisthattruckers’familiescanseldomplanahead.Itishardtoplanapartyforacertaindateoreventoacceptinvitations.Friendsoftensaytoeachother,“ComeovernextSaturdayifyourhusbandisbackbythen.”

Inaddition,ofcourse,thereisalwaysthedangerofaccidents.Althoughtheaccidentratepermileisonlyabouthalftherateforpassengercars,alifespentonmajorhighwayscanneverbereallysafe.Alltruckdriversfearbeingforcedtomakeasuddenturnorhavingtostopunexpectedlyonanicyroad.Whensuchaccidentshappen,someoneotherthanatruckdriverisusuallyatfault.Truckershavealowopinionofthedrivingskillsofthegeneralpublic.Whentruckdriversmeet,muchoftheirconversationdealswithcarelessdrivinghabits—thehabitsofothersontheroad.Buttruckdriversandtheirwivesalsopointtoadvantagesintheirwayoflife.Thechiefadvantageismoney.“Howelsecouldanuneducatedmanearnasmuch?”onetrucker’swifeasked,sittinginthecomfortablelivingroomoftheirnewhomewithitslargecolortelevisionsetandexpensivefurniture.Theaveragesalaryearnedbytruckdriversmaybe$25,000—$30,000withsomedriversearningasmuchas$40,000eachyear.

Drivingatruckrequireslittlephysicallabor.Ateachendofthejourneyotherworkersloadandunloadthetruck.Fordaysatatimethedriver’slifeconsistsentirelyofsitting,eating,andsleeping.Itisnotsurprisingthatmanytruckersworryaboutgainingweight.

Someofthesleepingisdoneinsidethetruck.Itisquitecommonfortwomentoridetogetherinahugetruck,onemandrivingwhiletheothersleepsonacomfortablebedbehindthedriver.Thatpartofthetruckisusuallyairconditioned,andoftenitisfurnishedwithallthecomfortsofhome.

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