Road transportation is a key part of how goods and essential items move around Europe. But there is a rising concern: the transportation sector is running out of truck drivers. The International Road Transport Union (IRU) reports that we are short of over 233,000 professional truck drivers. This issue is compounded by the fact that 1.3 million drivers are expected to retire soon, and fewer young people are stepping up to take their place. key question here is – why is there a lack of interest in truck driving among younger people? Could poor working conditions, including inadequate parking facilities, be part of the problem? How do these conditions affect the appeal of truck driving as a career? (....)