my father was a driver himself.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; a lorry driver, or driver in Ireland, the United Kingdom, India and Pakistan) is a person who earns a living as the driver of a truck (usually a semi truck, box truck or dump truck). Truck drivers provide an essential service to industrialized societies by transporting finished goods and raw materials over land, typically to and from manufacturing plants, retail and distribution centers. Truck drivers are also responsible for inspecting all their vehicles for mechanical items or issues relating to safe operation. Others, such as driver/sales workers, are also responsible for sales, completing additional services such as cleaning, preparation and entertaining (such as cooking and making hot drinks) and customer service. There are three major types of truck driver employment:   Both owner operators/owner driver and company drivers can be in these categories. In Australia, drivers of trucks and truck and trailer combinations with gross vehicle mass greater than 12 tonnes must rest for 15 minutes every 5.5 hours, 30 minutes every 8 hours and 60 minutes every 11 hours (includes driving and non-driving duties).\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "My dad drove a truck for a living- thinking of him as it's Father's Day here tomorrow. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I have always been fascinated by truck driving and the delivery service industry especially with the rise of autonomous vehicles. Did your dad enjoy it?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "He did but he was away from home a lot. I think in the future, trucks will drive deliveries to the destination themselves! I wonder if the trucking industry will suffer?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It is weird to think about trucks driving themselves; however, it would definitely push for a shift toward loading and unloading services as well as maintenance which would keep more people local to their families."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I agree! I think that driverless trucks will be here sooner rather than later. How observant of speed limits are those autonomous vehicles, I wonder? Might change how we all drive. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "From the automated Ubers we had in our city prior to the Arizona accident, the automated cars were rather cautious compared to other vehicles and were rather polite to traffic yielding even when it had the right of way."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I think that's good, but I'd hate to be stuck behind one doing the exact speed limit on the highway! I like to get there a little faster!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I agree. I have only seen them on the neighborhood roads - hopefully engineers at least allowed for at least 5mph over the speed limit. "}]