# Driver Fatigue: The Goods Must Arrive

**Category:** Industry News  |  **Source:** Frachtportal Redaktion  |  **Published:** 2026-06-21  |  **Updated:** 2026-06-27

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> Over 60 percent of surveyed truck drivers regularly continue driving despite fatigue. The ETF is raising awareness of this issue across Europe on June 21.

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Fatigue at the wheel is a genuine problem in road transport. The European Transport Workers' Federation, short ETF, is therefore mobilizing across Europe on June 21.

More than 60 percent of surveyed truck drivers reported that they regularly continue driving despite feeling tired. Around one in three has even fallen asleep at the wheel at some point.

While there are regulations regarding driving and rest periods, in practice, traffic jams, time pressure, long waiting times at ramps, and a lack of parking spaces add to the issue.

Waiting four hours at a customer's site means that the driver has not been on the road, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are well-rested.

The ETF is therefore calling for better controls and, above all, realistic working conditions. Routes must be planned in such a way that breaks are genuinely possible.

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For us freight forwarders, the matter is clear: A tired driver is a safety risk.

Shippers also bear responsibility. Prolonged waiting times at the ramp and subsequent time pressure do not go hand in hand.

In short: The goods must arrive. The driver must, too.

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The Action Day Against Driver Fatigue takes place on June 21.

Over 60 percent of surveyed truck drivers regularly continue driving while fatigued.

About one in three drivers reported having fallen asleep at the wheel.

The figures are based on an ETF study from 2021.

Main issues include time pressure, long working hours, waiting times, and lack of parking spaces.

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