Righting the waiting wrong.

How many hours of every day?

Is given free and taken away.

From a driver’s hard-earned take-home pay.

The company only earns while the wheels are turning,

So the driver only earns when the company’s earning.

But the hypocrites preach “Safety” a lot.

Whilst “Cents-per-mile” is definitely not.
It's a dangling carrot-donkey situation,
Cause of endless stress and frustration.

A full “Pre-trip” has to be done.

But most expect it done for fun.

Log-books should be neat and correct,

But manage your hours to good effect.

Stop on amber and never speed,

But “Hammer-down” when they feel the need.

Will it end with an on-board recorder?

Will it put this mess in order?

With truckers paid for every hour,

From log-on till their evening shower.