| To some, a job involving trucks and haulage work is | | | | will need to hone a certain level of organisational skills |
| their absolute ideal occupation. Most little boys dream | | | | for a life on the road, but to some drivers, the |
| of driving a big rig, and their childhood play in the | | | | freedom of being one's own boss is one of the main |
| sand pit usually revolves around heavy machinery and | | | | attractions of the job. As long you fulfil all your |
| shiny remote-control vehicles. Little wonder then that | | | | delivery obligations and are able to maintain a |
| when many little boys grow up to be big boys their | | | | professional approach to deadlines, not being |
| obsession continues. Of course not everyone is lucky | | | | constrained to a nine-to-five existence can be a |
| enough to live out their childhood fantasies in their | | | | major plus. No-one will be hanging over your shoulder |
| career, but those fortunate few who make a living | | | | checking that you're dotting your 'i's and crossing |
| out of haulage work have more than a few reasons | | | | your 't's, or telling you when you can have your |
| to be cheerful... | | | | lunch; and you won't have the daily grind of |
| You're Royalty | | | | commuting to a job in the city with a million others all |
| You may not have an actual crown but you're | | | | in a mad hurry. As soon as you set foot on the |
| definitely King of the road when you're driving a | | | | running board and swing up into your cabin, you're |
| truck. Sitting high up in your cabin towering above all | | | | already on the job! |
| the cars, it's hard not to feel a little superior. But | | | | Plenty of Me-Time |
| remember, with power comes responsibility and | | | | Being on your own for long stretches of time |
| haulage workers need to bear in mind that just | | | | certainly isn't for everyone, but it's definitely |
| because they're big they shouldn't be a bully. The | | | | addictive. Many drivers find the solace of long |
| rules of the road apply no matter what size truck | | | | distance haulage work a blessing in disguise and, |
| you drive and in fact driving for a living means you | | | | traffic aside, it can be a surprisingly stress-free job. |
| will probably need to be even more alert than a | | | | There's plenty of time to think through any problems |
| regular driver; not only your livelihood, but your life | | | | in your life and come up with solutions in a calm and |
| depends on your competent driving skills. Of course, | | | | common-sense way. Although drivers can be away |
| you'll always get the odd driver who wants to prove | | | | from home for extended periods of time, the old |
| their worth by taking on a big truck, but smile, rise | | | | adage of absence making the heart grow fonder can |
| above them and wave them through with a flourish. | | | | certainly be true. Wives, girlfriends and families will |
| You're the Boss | | | | cherish the times that they can spend with their |
| Even if you aren't lucky enough to actually own the | | | | haulage worker husbands, lovers or fathers, and |
| truck you use for haulage work, you are, in most | | | | being together becomes all that much more precious. |
| cases, almost completely autonomous in this job. You | | | | |