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Articles for truck drivers
Practical notes on shift logs, driving and rest time, pay and paperwork on the road — from the team behind Truck Driver.
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Weekly rest: 45 hours, 24 hours and the compensation week
How regular and reduced weekly rest work in the EU, how compensation is counted, and the mistakes that surface at the end of the month.
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SOS network: how it works and why it is not 112
How the driver-to-driver SOS alert works, what it can and cannot do, and when the only correct action is still a call to the emergency services.
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24-month shift archive: why keep it and what to export
What a two-year shift archive is actually for, which records settle a dispute, and how to export a month without digging through photos.
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ADR and CMR: what must be in the documents before you leave
The ADR transport document, the orange plates and the CMR consignment note — what a driver should check at the loading ramp, before the wheels turn.
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Driver pay: per kilometre, per day or per month — what to check
The three pay models used in road transport, what each one hides, and how to work out your real hourly rate before you sign.
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Daily rest: 9 or 11 hours — and how to keep a clean log
How the 11-hour daily rest and the reduced 9-hour rest work in the EU, how many reduced rests you can take, and how to record both in a shift log without guesswork.
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