HUNGARIAN DRIVERS PLAY IT SAFE TO OVERTAKE RECESSION
November 1st, 2009
BY ZSOLT BALLA
IT may not be the easiest way to make a living - as it nowhere is - but even amidst the ongoing economic crisis, Hungarian truck drivers seem better off than their average east European peers. Those who work hard can make decent money, and, given the usual pessimist attitude of Hungarian people, drivers talking to Commercial Motor were surprisingly positive. This is all the more surprising given that the recession has hit Hungary hard.
According to the figures of the country's Federation of International Private Transporters (NiT Hungary), the ...
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