A day in the life of a NYC Coca-Cola delivery truck driver, who gets to work at 4 a.m. and spends his morning pushing 175-pound carts full of bottles through Penn Station By Rachel Premack ...

A day in the life of an Army truck driver in Afghanistan By Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Matson, Task Force Bastogne Public Affairs December 10, 2010 ...

So, too, have the trucks. Truckers are allowed a 14-hour work day, but only 11 of that can be actual driving time. They must clock in and out on a computerized system.

The U.S. Transportation Department requires truck drivers to pass a certifying medical exam every two years. Drivers are checked for severe heart conditions, high blood pressure and respiratory ...

Truck drivers face a myriad of challenges every day from not being able to find parking when they need it, to dealing with horrible road conditions and bad weather, to being detained at shippers ...

My dad has been a long-haul truck driver since 1989, after he left Communist Poland in search of a better life in the United States. He’s spent thousands of days on the road.

Updated at 6:20 a.m. on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Most mornings, when Tommy Lee turns the ignition and waits while his giant, 40 ton semi-truck groans to life, his breath is still visible.

But sometimes, drivers find themselves out of options. According to federal driving regulations, commercial truck drivers must take a 30-minute break after eight hours of driving. They can drive a ...