Ergonomics are critical when humans operate machinery and one of the most critical of all is transportation equipment; trains, trucks, buses, aircraft, ships, and automobiles such as taxi cabs, limousines, and delivery vehicles. In fact, the costs associated with "poor ergonomics" are estimated at 22 billion per year in the transportation industry. Truck drivers with bad backs can get into accidents, have injuries, and often have to file workmen's compensation cases in order to get treatment for back problems.

Perhaps, it is for that reason that manufacturers of work vehicles today, spend 1,000s of hours perfecting the ergonomics of the equipment they sale, something that a couple of decades ago was unheard of. When equipment is more comfortable, easier to use, and a pleasure to operate, drivers are happier, healthier, and far less likely to have back problems. Rather than fighting the equipment they say that their motions flow, and even things like; "this truck is such a pleasure to drive it practically drives itself!"

Trucking companies in recent years have experienced huge driver shortages, but those companies that invest in ergonomically friendly equipment have drivers lining up to drive their new equipment, making it almost a necessity when choosing which vehicles to order when upgrading their fleets. Indeed, if you pick up a trucking magazine at a Truck Stop you will find the ads that are used to recruit drivers often list the type of equipment that the driver will be driving. It's a major consideration for anyone that drives for a living, and it ought to be considering the huge difference. Please consider this.

There are some important points to remember before getting in a maxicab which can help you in the long run. Taxi aggregators have mushroomed everywhere in the last few months and the idea of a taxi service is suddenly incomplete unless it is also the nearest and locally available service.