The hidden life of a lorry driver: long hours, fear of robberies – and living for the weekend
by Sirin Kale. Photographs by Peter Flude from World news | The Guardian on (#5VMZ4)
The country would grind to a halt without hauliers such as Rob Piper. But do they get the respect they deserve? Our reporter joined him on the road to find out
Rob Piper's world is grey, blue and black.
The early morning sky is an inky blue-black as Piper drives his 44-tonne, 12-wheeled DAF XF lorry out of the Nursling industrial estate in Southampton. At this time of day - 6am - the endless grey roads consist mainly of lorries. Their metal bullbars flash a friendly smile in the halogen glare of each other's headlights.
On the road again ... Piper sets off from Southampton for an 11am delivery in Swindon.
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