The Safety Risks Faced by Truck Drivers | Long haul truck drivers have a long list of things to keep in check when they head out on the open road every day. The hours are long, the roads are even longer, and the shipping schedule takes them away from their home life for days at a time. Besides the task of getting behind a wheel of a big truck, they also have to act as mobile inventory managers, making sure they drop off and pick up exactly what is expected. On top of that, they also have to take into consideration plenty of safety risks that come with the job.