Oti Cabadas
"I go through Instagram to show the positive sides of this profession. I do it for the people to encourage them, so that more women and more young people are excited about it.“
Eugene Guerault
"The advantages in the life of driver are: being autonomous, having some freedom despite the fact that it has been a little reduced in recent years, with time constraints and so on."
Romuald Debray
"I would say that the today truck driver's great advantage is his autonomy, his freedom, but also his great professional mindset as today he is behind the wheel of a 44-tonne vehicle."
Silvaine Dehlahaie
"There is a lack of young drivers, all transport companies are looking for a lot of drivers because of staggered schedules, or constraints on schedules, or delivery requirements."
Vaclav Zastera
“The industry, like many others, has good and not so good things. But we are all agreed we need to think about the future and how to stay relevant and give a good image to the public.”
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Oti Cabadas
"I go through Instagram to show the positive sides of this profession. I do it for the people to encourage them, so that more women and more young people are excited about it.“
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Eugene Guerault
"The advantages in the life of driver are: being autonomous, having some freedom despite the fact that it has been a little reduced in recent years, with time constraints and so on."
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Romuald Debray
"I would say that the today truck driver's great advantage is his autonomy, his freedom, but also his great professional mindset as today he is behind the wheel of a 44-tonne vehicle."
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Silvaine Dehlahaie
"There is a lack of young drivers, all transport companies are looking for a lot of drivers because of staggered schedules, or constraints on schedules, or delivery requirements."
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Vaclav Zastera
“The industry, like many others, has good and not so good things. But we are all agreed we need to think about the future and how to stay relevant and give a good image to the public.”
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Robert Mahlke
"It is a pity to see some fellow truck driver colleagues with a shabby look. If they don't look after themselves they not only harm their reputation but as the industry in a whole. This can lead to a bad reputation in society."
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Pavel Bartu
“Currently I drive a Volvo truck. My favourite route is so called ‘road express’, starting from Linz, going to Bordeaux and San Sebastian.”
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Radek Lux
“My passion is in the technological advances. I am fascinated and interested in exploring new possibilities and new technology in the industry.”
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Jasmin Wucherer
"Now I’m a trainer and I love to see our young trainees grow and enjoying their job. The trainees appreciate the independence and responsibility the job brings."
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Julian Lupscha
“I grew up with this job and due to the contact with other truck drivers, I knew that I wanted to be one myself. At the moment, I’m still a ‘runner’, that’s why my goal is to have my own truck. A lot of people in my age have a negative perception of the career and that’s very sad.”
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Manuela Bösch
“For me it’s not just my job but my passion and hobby. Of course it’s not easy to align work and family, especially when you are a mother, but with some support I managed it just fine. One positive aspect of being a driver is the freedom!”
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Claudia Van Mark
“My father has a logistics company and that’s why I grew up with it. I was in Paris for the first time with a truck when I was only five years old! You definitely have to be well organized to be able to balance work and family/friends. I consider myself very lucky.”
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Julian Seenoner
"It is nice to see our industry being celebrated and the role we have in it respected. I think it is a job that has challenges but overall I would not want to do anything else as a profession."
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Peter Jandl
"Overall the job has a lot of advantages as well. One fact, which isn’t widely known is that there are several opportunities to study. Truck drivers with ambition have studying possibilities!”
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Daniel Oravec
“What I really appreciate about my job is the service element of delivering and making clients know we are reliable and efficient. I take great pride in providing this.”
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Miroslav Cisar
“We have seen increasing issues that make the job difficult and there is a problem with attracting new blood to our world which needs to be looked at closely.”
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Gisbert Börner
“It is a fact that the licence we have to have is very expensive, around €6000-7000, so young generations struggle to get it. Also we have to correct the image of truck drivers I think because for sure there is often an unfair image if there are a few bad ones like in any industry.”
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Sascha Gschwind
“The enjoyment of my profession is clear. I love nature and seeing different places so the independence is still there for truck drivers. The freedom is beautiful sometimes.”
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Lukáš Miček
“The transportation industry has lots of challenges at the moment but the main thing I look at is the passion we have for our jobs. Whenever possible I like to tell the younger generations that this profession gives so much back like freedom of movement, different experiences and also a good way of engaging with communities and other businesses.”
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Miroslav Samuilov
When you’re experienced in the business, when you have a family you can switch to the same branch, become a forwarder or sell trucks for example. I passed all the stages and I really enjoy this job.
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Miklós Kovács
I’m a co-owner of a company. I first used to drive a truck in Hungary and then, some years ago, we expanded to become an international company. At the moment we have more than 200 trucks. I also have my own truck prepared for competition, it’s a Scania.
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Peter Kunkli
I enjoy being a member of the IVECO family to this day. I’m a boss, a mechanic and a driver, and for the last 10 years also an amateur racer
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Robert Denes
I’m in the truck business since 2001, and formerly I worked for a truck manufacturer as a product manager. Now I’m a technical advisor responsible for transport of dangerous good, such as petrol or chemical good for example. I’m responsible for technical specification of trucks, trainings and testing new things from a technical point of view. I drive trucks for test purposes or during events.
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Attila Szekely
Together with my brother we run a transport company. I drive a truck on a daily basis but I’m also a mechanic. We started out 20 years ago and at the moment we have 13 trucks including one, with four-axle trailer that is adjusted to transport oversized loads and one drift show truck. I also started building my own race truck and my dream is to compete in the FIA ETRC event here at the Hungaroring one day.
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Massimo Semprini
A resident of Misano Adriatico, Massimo is the son of a truck driver. He started driving his father's truck when he was legally allowed. Massimo became a member of the transport cooperative and became one of the first truckers to convert to using demountable dump trucks. Over the years he has expanded his business, and now owns three trucks, two Scanias and one Volvo.
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Augusto Schiavi
“It was an experience I will never forget,” said Augusto Schiavi driver and Goodyear's Misano #onetruckfamily truck hero. “I had the chance to fully live an incredible track experience at Misano. Two intense days, full of unique and exciting activities, starting from the chance to feel what it’s like to be in the paddock and on the starting grid during the competition."
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Luigi Cappetta
Luigi was a proud nominee representing IVECO at the first ever #onetruckfamily event at Misano
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Michele Piazza
Born in Syracuse (Sicily). At an early age he would get up at 4 am and work with his father in a 1989 IVECO Turbostar 190 36. In 1998 Michele was called to do military service and he took all his vehicle licences. A move to Pescara in 2003 saw metal sheet transport work and in 2014 his great desire of purchasing a Volvo fh4 came true. Michele participates in national and international customisation competitions.
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Emiliano Zucchetto
“This day as a Truck Hero proposed by ETRA and Trasporto Commerciale has been very exciting.Being a Truck Hero for me means fulfilling my dream as a child. A trucker has to transform the passion into everyday things, only in this way you can feel the treasure of every journey. I recommend to young people to consider this work and to appreciate the feeling of freedom."
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Nereo Dal Ferro
“The election as Truck Hero is for me is a tremendous honour. I was struck by how much public is present at this event and this shows a great interest for this sector. You do not become trucker by chance, this activity requires passion but also you need to be professional. I recommend this work to young people in fact I will leave my activity to my sons who are already present in our company [Dal Ferro Trasporti S.r.l]."
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Gianfranco Dinoia
Gianfranco runs his own transportation business in Emilia-Romagna and was a proud inaugural Road Hero at the first #onetruckfamily event at his home circuit of Misano representing IVECO trucks.
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Eberhard Walter
German truck driving legend. Wise and experienced #onetruckfamily founding member and one of the first hired hands by Sven Walter Logistik a decade ago.
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Simone Battaglia
Raised in Fossato di Vico, Perugia, Massimo is the son of a truck driver and was passed on a deep rooted passion for trucking. At the age of 21 he got his license worked and worked with his father for two years. In 2008 he became a partner in his company which has a fleet of four trucks.