Truck Driver Scheduling of the Rest Period as an Essential Element of Safe Transport

Truck driver scheduling problems are important subproblems of real-life vehicle routing and scheduling problems. Truck driver's work is one of those risky. The risks that face them is certainly the driver fatigue. You can prevent the proper organization of working time and enough long rest period. Obviously the rest period must be planned according to the standards and regulations, as well as at the safe parking place. Just choose a safe parking place often reduces the risk of robbery, theft, thereby the threat of the driver and cargo. International studies indicate that 42 % of all road cargo thefts take place on unsecured and unmonitored parking lots. The article points to secure parking areas in the world as a major element to prevent the risk of the goods transport.