Abstract
The article describes the transport process and the drivers’ approach with regard to respecting the applicable driver's working time standards. This paper presents and discusses the results of a survey conducted among professional drivers, the primary purpose of which was to obtain the response to the question whether drivers actually rest during the break. Legal regulations strictly determine the minimum daily and weekly rest periods and the maximum daily and weekly driving times. Appropriate advanced technologies represented by measuring tools to the great extent oblige drivers to take a rest at the right time. Nevertheless, on the basis of the research it was stated that drivers frequently execute other activities, thus trying to increase their profits during break time, and therefore they commit for a rest shorter time than this resulting from the current working time regulations. The introduction of newer and more advanced solutions in the recording equipment substantially limits the possibility of performing other activities related to the vehicle during a break, and forces drivers to have a rest, thereby they pose less risk on the roads.
Highlights
The transportation process comprises operations consisting of the carriage process and activities related to the organization of a given carriage, which precede or follow the carriage process
The process of carriage is a fundamental element of the transportation process, which has a significant impact on transport safety
The driver's working time is restricted by the Working Hours Act [Dz
Summary
The transportation process comprises operations consisting of the carriage process (loading, transporting, unloading) and activities related to the organization of a given carriage, which precede or follow the carriage process. The process of carriage is a fundamental element of the transportation process, which has a significant impact on transport safety It requires involvement of a means of transport, and loading and unloading are the essential elements without which this process cannot exist. Limiting the time of loading, handling and unloading processes is Leszek Gil, Daniel Pieniak, Agata Walczak one of the elementary factors for increasing efficiency of the transport process. For this purpose, ‘self-unloading’ devices such as tipper trucks [Kapustynski et al 2011] are used to transport certain types of cargo. The duration of logistic and handling operations does not always limit the driving time on a given day, but reduces the period of the driver’s actual rest
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