{"id":2424,"date":"2018-05-25T13:57:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T13:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/editorial-hands-on-the-wheel-life-on-the-road\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:48:15","slug":"editorial-hands-on-the-wheel-life-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/editorial-hands-on-the-wheel-life-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"EDITORIAL: Hands on the Wheel, Life on the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is a letter submitted to OTA from Challenger driver Ian Lylod:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Parked. Safe. I love you.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

As the events in Humboldt unfolded, I was struck by a range of emotions. First, like many of you, as a hockey parent who had ridden the team bus many times, but also compounded by being a truck driver and even further layered by the fact that my hockey player, my son, is now an owner-operator.<\/p>\n

Then, last month, a loss of life closer to home, one of our own drivers.<\/p>\n

The feeling I have the most difficulty dealing with is helplessness. What can I do? I can change my profile pic, leave a hockey stick on the porch, send a condolence card or put a teardrop of cash in the bucket on a Gofundme account. But will I make a difference? Maybe.<\/p>\n

What I can do is this:<\/p>\n

I can re-dedicate myself to being the best driver I can be. \u00a0I can ensure that I start each shift medically fit, rested and attentive to my task. \u00a0I can take the time to do a proper pre-trip inspection, watch my speed and following distance and do all the things I know are safer choices throughout my day.<\/p>\n

I can take responsibility for the effect my choices will have on the lives of the drivers and families around me on the road.<\/p>\n

I can do all that in a way that assists everyone around me to get home to their loved ones. All drivers can do the same.<\/p>\n

And, if your task is not directly behind the wheel, you can find the small changes within your own job that will help bring a driver home safely. You can help ensure drivers have all the tools and information they need while minimizing the distractions. While this may be obvious for a mechanic or a driver coordinator it is also important for those behind the scenes tasks that a driver rarely sees.<\/p>\n

When you do see a driver, understand that we may have just finished a 500-mile day in traffic after a week of sleeping on roadsides and in customer parking lots. We may not be at our best. However, please greet us with a pleasant and attentive attitude.<\/p>\n

We can all do something just a little better. We do not need to feel helpless in the face of immense tragedy.<\/p>\n

We all want to send this message to our families at the end of a shift:<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Parked. Safe. I love you.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Take care of each other in your life on the road.<\/p>\n

— By <\/strong>Ian Lloyd<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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