Let the truck driver no longer "people on the road"
Qi Hui
Improving the working environment of truck drivers cannot be solved by one department or one place. It requires all parties to take action and work together to promote the implementation of relevant measures.
In the "Double 11" one year, the activities of major e-commerce platforms have been in full swing, and consumers who have placed orders are all looking forward to getting their express delivery soon.
Behind these express transportation, in addition to the courier brothers that everyone often contacts, there are also the efforts of tens of millions of truck drivers.
Road freight transportation is a basic service industry for the development of the national economy. It has an early opening time, a large number of employees, and a high degree of marketization. It is an important field for the people to find employment.
The data shows that in 2020, 17.28 million truck drivers in the industry completed 74% of the freight volume and 31% of the turnover of the whole society, making important contributions to supporting economic and social development, guaranteeing and improving people's livelihood.
However, when the majority of truck drivers are on the go with their cars as their homes and roads as their companions, problems such as parking, rest, and sleeping in the air are still present, overloading, excessive fines, and low incomes frequently occur. "People are on the road" from time to time The performance not only affects transportation efficiency, but also reduces the work experience and income of employees.
Whether it is from the perspective of promoting the high-quality development of the transportation industry, or from the perspective of improving the sense of happiness and security of the truck driver group, it is necessary to pay attention and promote improvement.
First of all, working conditions must be improved extensively.
The truck driver has been on the road for many years, far away from the imperfect family life security.
It is necessary to further increase truck parking spaces and build a "driver's home" so that there is a place for the car to park. The truck driver can also have a good night's sleep, eat hot meals, drink hot water, and take a hot bath during long-distance driving. Improve professional well-being and reduce anxiety.
Second, we must pay attention to ensuring transportation safety.
There are thousands of roads, and safety comes first.
The stubborn diseases such as illegal modification, overloading and overloading have severely damaged road traffic facilities and bridge facilities, and affected road traffic safety.
At the same time, it has also had an impact on truck drivers for compliant transportation and severely disrupted the order of the transportation market.
Relevant departments should strengthen law enforcement, treat both symptoms and root causes, carry out source management, continue to strengthen and improve truck traffic management, and provide safety guarantees for more than 10 million families.
Third, we must strengthen road transport services.
Truck drivers are not afraid of hard work, but they are often stumped by some materials, procedures, and inspections.
It is necessary to simplify the procedures for handling licenses for truck drivers, strictly implement the "three inspections and one" reform of ordinary road freight vehicles, continue to promote the "trans-provincial administration" of high-frequency government affairs for road transport employees, improve the recycling system of scrapped motor vehicles, and effectively reduce trucks The driver’s operating burden.
Finally, we must effectively solve outstanding problems.
On the one hand, we will crack down on road tyrants and road tyrants in accordance with the law, continue to crack down on criminal activities such as the collection of "protection fees" by the underworld and the theft of vehicle fuel and cargo, and effectively regulate highway truck rescue services.
On the other hand, people-oriented resolutely clean up unreasonable penalties involving truck drivers, and unblocked the channels for truck drivers to complain and report, so that administrative law enforcement will be stronger and more warm.
What needs to be emphasized is that improving the working environment of truck drivers cannot be solved by one department or one place. All parties need to take action to give full play to the role of the inter-ministerial joint conference system for the high-quality development of the road freight industry, and reasonably promote the implementation of relevant measures.
Transportation companies must also play their social responsibilities, reasonably determine freight rates and delivery time requirements, so that truck drivers can get a reasonable income while also getting enough rest, and grow and benefit together with the industry.
Qi Hui