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0 pointschefkoch9y ago0 comments

But it's the part that limits the usable hours of a truck most.

A self driving truck can pretty much drive 24/7 but the driver has to rest more than half the day.

Truck drivers are allowed to work 70h per week.

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I assumed all trucks stop at a truck stop and the driver sleeps while another driver continues the journey? That way the valuable truck and cargo never stop moving.

Is that not typically the case?

industriousthou9y ago

In the US, sometimes truckers drive in teams and switch off, but I've never heard of them not sticking with their trucks. Trucks frequently sit idle while the driver sleeps.

chefkochOP9y ago

At least in continental europe single drivers are the vast majority.

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