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": "Hi, Do you like to drive. My father was a truck driver and got to see a lot of different places. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I am not a truck driver but I think seeing many different places would be interesting if not for tight deadlines transporting goods and materials."}, {"role": "user", "content": "True. There is a shortage of truck drivers right now. They are making close to 80 thousand a year ."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "They are responsible for their vehicles and what they are transporting"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I didn't know that. Do they have to pay for their own insurance?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "As far as I am aware their companies pay for it."}, {"role": "user", "content": "There might be some drawbacks like being gone a lot. But some let you come at night  too."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes. But the hours sure are long sometimes. In Australia, truck drivers have to rest so many minutes according to the weight of their vehicle."}]