Trucker’s deadliest profession – Dagens Industri

Trucker's deadliest profession – Dagens Industri

Truckers deadliest profession

                  2015-02-15 22:44
             

Last year, 53 people died in workplace accidents, writes Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, referring to the newspaper Occupational Safety and Health. That is an increase of five fatalities compared to 2013.

Truck drivers were the professional group that suffered the most fatalities last year when twelve truck driver was killed.

It amazes Martin Miljeteig at the Transport Workers Union.

Why this is happening right now I do not know, but we see it as an extension of the terms have been. A hardened competition has led to sometimes have started compromising security, he says to Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.