Heatwaves, Altitude Sickness: Life On The Road With Asia's Long-Haul Truckers - Part 1 | This Way Up

Truck drivers are essential workers that often transport much needed supplies and commodities over many days on the road, yet little is known about the challenges they face along the way. For the first time, CNA tracks three long-haul drivers across China and India as they take on treacherous terrain and high-altitude mountain passes to deliver essential goods.

In Xinjiang, Guo Quan embarks on a trucking journey to his dream destination, Khunjerab Pass through the ancient Silk Road, with his wife in tow. Throughout the high-altitude journey, they take care of each other. However, tempers flare in the truck cabin between husband and wife when the going gets rough. In Bhopal, Yogita is a rare female truck driver who plys the long-haul routes of India. At the peak of summer, she endures high temperatures of 44 degrees Celsius while delivering wheat flour to one of the hottest towns in Central India.

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0:00 Introduction
01:49 Millennial trucker in China on social media: Guo Quan
04:40 Rare female trucker in India: Yogita
09:35 Looking for delivery gig work along Asia's highways
13:03 How truckers prepare for long-haul trips
24:09 Life on the road: How to cook meals
28:01 Conflict and danger in the truck cabin
31:54 Battling altitude sickness over 4,000km above sea level
35:13 Making the deliveries
41:23 Heatwaves causing agony in India

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About the show: Three long-haul truck drivers take on treacherous terrain and the high-altitude mountain passes of China and India in order to bring essential goods and commodities to remote communities.
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