Truckers Talk Holiday Weekend Traffic Concerns

Todd Johnson, Truck Driver,"Be careful us guys out here all the time, have to really watch people that are not really experienced with being on the interstate, keep an eye out for all of us be safe".

Labor Day travel is up 11% from this time last year which means more drivers, more cars and more risk of accidents.

Todd Johnson, Truck Driver,"It’s really hard you have to really pay attention, people pull up with trailers, campers and stuff, they are not really used to it on a daily basis, they don’t realize whose all around them".

68% of people chose to travel by car on Labor day  with 27% taking a plane.

Russell Harris, Truck Driver, "The police are out there looking for drunk drivers, drunk drivers have taken a lot of people out".

Harris an independent truck driver says it’s a very simple decision to make if you have spent Labor Day on the bottle.

Russell Harris, Truck Driver,"If you can’t drive, get a designated driver, that will help you a whole lot".