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Grim reality of lorry drivers

By CHARLES RAMENDRAN
Long road ahead: Some commercial drivers spend many days on the road just to earn enough for their families.

PETALING JAYA: Exhausted, underpaid and pushed to their limits.

This is the reality faced by a category of commercial drivers who do not have any basic pay, with income solely dependent on how many trips they can pack in a month.

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Exhausted , underpaid , commercial drivers , basic pay , trip-based wages , long-haul , traffic congestion , mental health , minimum pay , Labour Department

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