There are many reasons why truck drivers who travel long distances rarely choose to travel alone.
As we all know, truck drivers work very hard, not only to rely on the truck, but also to use the small space of the cab as their own shelterEveryday life is basically spent in the cramped cab of a truck, whether it is cold or hot.
In particular, truck drivers who run long distances are even harder to travel on the highway every day.
There is not so much rest time during the drive, and once the car leaves for almost a few hours or even more than ten hours, you have to stay focused and drive, and the hard work can be imagined.
Slowly, there is an unwritten rule in the circle of truck drivers, that is, "do not walk alone".
The so-called "not walking alone" is to go together, that is, to find a "partner" with the car to run long distances with you.
Interestingly, most of the companions are women, and what's even weirder is thatMost of these women are not the driver's companions.
It stands to reason that if you need a car of the opposite sex, then the two people traveling together are the most suitable for people's understanding, but the strange thing is:It's almost impossible for two people to travel together.
Are two people of the opposite sex really not afraid of misunderstandings when they are alone in a car?In fact, the truck driver's choice is very "wise", and it is also full of helplessness behind it.
In June 2022, Xiantao City, Hubei Province, dealt with an extremely tragic large truck crash case.
** (pseudonym), who was driving a large truck, knocked the agricultural vehicle parked on the side of the road directly into the airThe driver, who was resting on a farm truck on the side of the road, was hit into the sky and then smashed under the car and died when he was taken to the hospital.
Anyone who knows ** knows that ** is a very strong person, and he is very attentive in doing things, and he will hardly make mistakes in sloppiness.
So why did this tragedy happen?
After an investigation, I found out that it was a tragedy caused by fatigue driving.
In the end, because ** voluntarily surrendered and had a good attitude of admitting guilt, he was finally fined nearly 40,000 yuan and sentenced to nearly two years in prison.
As an old driver, how can ** make such a low-level mistake as fatigue driving?
In fact, no matter how experienced a driver is, as long as he is "greedy and fast", he is prone to fatigue driving.
Anyone who runs long distances knows that there will be rest areas at the forks in the highway.
This place is made for these long distance driversThe purpose is to keep these drivers from getting tired, so they create a resting environment.
But there are some drivers who are always blindly confident and will give up the opportunity to rest even when they get to the rest area.
They thought they had the spirit, the perseverance, and the ability to make it to the next rest area and rest, so they made a mistake like that.
Especially for truck drivers who run long distances, their delivery time is limited.
So in order to save time,Many times they will choose to take risks and use willpower to support themselves so as not to get sleepy
In fact, this is a "fight with death", and if you are not careful, it will lead to tragedy.
On the highway, every car is so fast that it doesn't matter if you close your eyes for a few seconds in the car.
But these few seconds can make the car drive out for tens or even hundreds of metersIt's easy to drive to the side of the road or run into other cars for such a long distance.
Isn't there a way to prevent truck drivers from getting tired other than going to the rest area?
Of course there is, and that is to have a companion with the car.
If the driver can have a companion who can accompany the car, from time to time to refresh him and talk to himThen the driver can greatly reduce fatigue, and can also make driving more fun, not so boring.
And the person with the car can also replace the driver in the rest area when the driver is sleepy and tired.
Alternating between two people also reduces the stress on the car driver, which in turn improves safety and efficiency.
In special circumstances, or when an accident occurs, two people can take care of each other together, which also improves the safety of travel.
In short, for long-distance drivers, a person with the car is essential, which is not only about efficiency, but also about safety, so even if you need to spend money to hire someone, you must hire such a person with the car.
However, many people will find a special situation, that is, most of the people in the car are women, why is that?
For most people, it may be better to hire a man to follow a car than a woman to follow a carAccording to the understanding of these people, there is indeed some truth.
Because men's physique is generally better than that of women, when encountering emergencies, men can help the driver to deal with the problem as soon as possible.
Moreover, most men have better driving skills than women, so hiring men with them can also help them drive themselves, which in turn can improve their productivity.
The main thing is that two men will have more common language when they are together, and they can also avoid some awkward problems, from this point of viewHiring men is probably the best option for most people.
But in fact, in the circle of long-distance drivers, most of the companions are womenThis result is beyond many people's expectations, but there is some truth to it.
First of all, many people think that men have a stronger physique than women, so they will give preference to men.
But in fact, people who run long distances know that the chance of an accident is very small, so they will hardly consider such a problemEven if there is an accident, it is the best choice to call the police as soon as possible.
Secondly, many people will think that women's driving skills are inferior to men's, but the reality is:Women's driving skills are highly polarized.
It is undeniable that there are some women whose driving skills are very average, but there are some women who have good driving skills, even better than some old drivers, so you don't need to worry about driving skills when choosing women to accompany the car.
It is true that the opposite sex will encounter some embarrassing problems when they get along together, but as the saying goes, "men and women match, and they don't get tired of work".
Sometimes it's because two people of the opposite sex are working together that they have a strange chemistry that makes them more productive.
In addition to this, there are many advantages to hiring women in the car, and these advantages are not available to men.
First of all, the employment of female attendants in general is very affordableIt is generally lower than that of men, so considering the ** factor, it is more appropriate to hire a woman to accompany the car.
Women are also more attentive than men and more attentive when dealing with problems
This point is also more advantageous than men, and it is inevitable that some trivial problems will be encountered when running long distances, and it will be easy to resolve them when women come forward at this time.
Because it is very hard to run long distances, the driver and his entourage have to rely on the big truckBasically everything about daily life is done in the car, and it can almost be said that the big truck is the home of the truck driver.
And if you think of it as a home, you need someone to take care of it, which is why truck drivers need a female companion.
Women know how to take care of daily life problems, cooking, simple cleaning of the cab, women can do better.
Considering the cost, it is also more appropriate to hire womenMost male attendants smoke and drink, and these expenses have to be paid by the driver, which invisibly adds a lot of consumption.
Most women don't choose to drink alcohol when they travel in a car, and few smokeTherefore, it is more affordable to hire female attendants in terms of cost.
To sum up, it can be seen that hiring a woman with a car is a better choice, and its advantages may be much greater than hiring a man with a car.
But if you look closely, you will find that most of these women hired are not related to the driver, let alone the driver's wife.
It stands to reason that it is more appropriate for two people to work, but why do most drivers hire a strange woman to accompany the car?
As people think, the wife and the car may be the best choice, not only can the two take care of each other, but also can care for and comfort each other, at least with each other by their side, they will feel at ease.
But the reality is:Most of the women who accompany the car are not the wives of the drivers, but people who are hired casually.
This reality makes many people puzzled, in fact, such a reality is also full of helplessness.
First of all, it generally takes a long time to run a long distance, and a travel cycle is very longIf both of them are in the same car, then the family has no one to take care of it.
If two people don't have children yet and there are no elders to take care of at home, there's nothing wrong with two people traveling together.
But if there are elderly people and children to take care of at home, there is no way to achieve such a thing.
After all, the elderly and children need to be taken care of, so one person must be assigned to take care of the family, and the wife can only stay at home and take care of the family.
Especially when two people are in the same car, if things at home are not handled well, both people will have a burden in their hearts.
Absent-mindedness can make driving dangerous, so if there are elderly people and children in the house, the wife will generally not accompany the car.
Secondly, running a long distance is a relatively dangerous thing, and no one can say what kind of accident will happen in the process of running a long distance, maybe a distraction will cause a car accident, which is something that people don't want to see.
If both husband and wife are in the same car, both of them will be in danger in the event of an accident.
If both people are in danger, a family may "disappear", so this is one of the reasons why the wife does not follow the car.
It's also important to note that two people who are more familiar with each other are less suitable for staying together for long periods of time.
Especially the husband and wife, it is easy to quarrel because of the past and the trivial matters of life, which will affect the driver's mood, and then cause the driver to be inattentive to driving, which also increases the risk.
In most long-distance families, the husband is out running long distances, and the wife is at home tending to the farmland, small business, or livestock.
The husband and wife have their own division of labor, so neither of them can help anyone.
The most important point is that the wife is likely to not know how to drive, or is not very good at drivingTherefore, it is not possible to help the driver share the work at the critical moment, which also increases the driver's workload.
To sum up, there are many reasons why the wife does not follow the car, and there is also a lot of helplessness.
It's not that the wife doesn't want to follow the car, but the wife is not qualified for the job of being a car-bearer, and it will also add a burden to the driver.
Running long distances is a relatively hard job, and the driver needs to pay full attention and have superb driving skills, and a little carelessness may lead to tragedy.
Therefore, when running long distances, the person with the car becomes an indispensable existence.
The attendants need to help the driver solve the problem at a critical moment, but also when the driver is tired, replace the driver in time, and strive for more rest time for the driver.
It can also be seen that the presence of people in the car is very important.
The attendant is not only the helper of the driver, but also a guarantee for long-distance runningIn particular, women in the car can help drivers in their lives.
But the wife, who is also a woman, can't take on such a role, which is also full of helplessness.
A family needs to be taken care of, and the husband and wife in the family have their own division of labor, and there is no way to handle the same job at the same timeTherefore, it has become a common phenomenon for wives not to accompany the car.