Ever since the EU was enlarged 16 years ago, the Swedish haulage industry has faced fierce competition from low-wage countries in Eastern Europe. A driver from Bulgaria or Romania can be up to 75 percent cheaper to hire than a Swedish driver.  

- It is only getting worse and worse, many are running for slave wages, but the worst thing is that many are breaking the rules, says rider Bo Walltin in Jutland Hackås.  

If the European Parliament votes yes on Wednesday, this means, among other things, that Swedish pay and working conditions will also apply to foreign drivers who drive domestic traffic in Sweden. 

"With better conditions, they can have a humane life like everyone else," says truck driver Linn Mattiasson. 

- It is gratifying that the EU has finally realized that the current regulations are directly harmful to serious business and therefore decided to change it in a positive direction, explains Peter Lundgren, SD Member of the European Parliament. 

The new nomads will be allowed to return home 

Some drivers from the East are hired to the extent that they rarely see their loved ones, with the new rules the employer must offer the driver the opportunity to go home at least every four weeks. 

The client is also obliged to arrange so that the driver does not have to spend the statutory weekly rest in the cab of the truck. Truck drivers SVT Jämtland talked with hoping it will be safer on the roads.  

- Soon you might not have to worry about drivers who should not drive because they are so tired, says truck driver Linn Mattiasson from Offerdal.