Qualidade de vida e estresse: um estudo de caso com os motoristas de cargas internacionais da Transportes Fafo

Abstract

This study aimed to characterize the quality of life and the stress faced by the drivers who work in the international cargo transportation of Transportes Fafo de Santana do Livramento/RS. The research was characterized a case study, descriptive, with qualitative bias. Interviews and participant observation were carried out to collect data. Data were collected through a semi-structured script. As results, with this study it was possible to perceive that organization studied since its foundation, the manager opted for international transportation, aiming at better opportunities for its corporate growth. It has still been seen that the quality of life at work is due to the employees having good equipment to perform their work, that the Personal Protective Equipment - PPE are always in good conditions which guarantees the safety of all and the paid wage Is more than enough to keep families of drivers. The study also revealed that the causes of the stress faced by Transportes Fafo drivers are highway theft, traffic in some problematic places, such as many drivers on the roads that seem not to know how to drive, what professional truck drivers classify like domingual drivers.