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Recambiosdelcamion.com warns that 70% of professional drivers are under too much pressure

Sept. 16, 2017
The results of a report prepared by the company TomTom Telematics has highlighted that 70% of professional drivers of trucks and delivery vans are under "too much pressure" due to schedules and the accumulation of deliveries. Recambiosdelcamion.comn recommends professionals not to get carried away by stress and opt for driving where comfort prevails, and to take advantage of the innovative spare parts and spare parts for the cabin designed to make driving more comfortable: such as coffee machines, portable compressor coolers, TV or music receivers, references always available at the best price in our online store
Recambiosdelcamion.com warns that 70% of professional drivers are under too much pressure

The TomTom report highlights that almost half of road transport professionals -40%- (especially courier and vans) drive faster than advisable and less safely to reach the destination of their freight while another 17% state that they spend less time than they should on each service.  However,  97% of those surveyed maintain that "always or almost always" they fulfill all their work obligations but at the cost of sacrificing their free time (leaving work later or eating quickly), which has a negative impact on their your family life. The figures underline that there are truck drivers who hardly spend 15 minutes eating.

The authors of the report conclude that professional drivers "are subject to significant stress in their work that can lead them to commit imprudence in the road" and that in some cases it is the fault of poor planning by the agencies they work for and that they do not take into account variables such as traffic. The study recommends the use of technologies to relieve drivers of the burden, optimize schedules and assign tasks in a more intelligent and respectful way.

Recambiosdelcamion.comalso claims an improvement in driving conditions and reports on the advantages of using telematic systems to rationalize the hours behind the wheel and the installation of comfort elements inside the vehicle cabin: such as balloon antennas for TV, speakers for improve the sound or plug-in coffee makers that work with 12/24 volts. Or the Dometic Waeco portable compressor refrigerators, currently on sale in the online store with very significant discounts on almost all models.

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