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Spanish Truck Driver Ainoa Blasco on Four Years Behind the Wheel: “Mental Health Gets No Attention, and We Face a Lot of Loneliness”

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Interview Named sources Context piece
  • Spanish truck driver and social media creator Ainoa Blasco described the loneliness and frustration that accompany life on the road.
  • After four years transporting refrigerated goods, she said irregular sleep, difficult eating conditions and missed family events create major challenges.
  • Blasco also discussed the unpredictability of trucking and the prejudice and safety concerns women can face in the sector.

“Mental health gets no attention, and we face a lot of loneliness,” Spanish truck driver Ainoa Blasco said in an interview with the YouTube channel Rutas de éxito.

Blasco, who has spent four years transporting refrigerated goods, shares videos about her work and explains the advantages and disadvantages of trucking from a woman’s perspective. She described the sector’s overlooked difficulties, including safety, prejudice and mental health.

Mental health gets no attention, and we face a lot of loneliness

· Ainoa BlascoBlasco’s description of the psychological pressures facing truck drivers.

She said loneliness affects all truck drivers, who often spend long periods alone with their thoughts. “You go alone in the truck, your mind gets stuck in a loop, and you don’t know how to stop it,” she said.

You go alone in the truck, your mind gets stuck in a loop, and you don’t know how to stop it

· Ainoa BlascoHer account of how isolation affects drivers during long journeys.

Choosing the profession changed her daily life. She said she could no longer make plans reliably, attend many gatherings with friends and family, or count on even small routines. “It completely changes the way you live, it changes everything,” Blasco said, adding that even five minutes set aside for coffee might disappear.

She also highlighted the difficulty of maintaining regular sleep because working hours constantly change. Eating well on the road can be difficult, and being away during family emergencies adds emotional pressure. Blasco said drivers must learn to let go of normal social routines and manage the recurring worry that can build while driving a heavy truck.

It completely changes the way you live, it changes everything

· Ainoa BlascoBlasco’s description of how trucking has altered her routines and social life.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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