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I think this is a very specific niche of trucking. At least here in Western Europe this is not at all common.

You'd have to pay 2 drivers even though only one works at a time for a small gain in time.

Here in Europe, that is rather an exception. Also, sleeping while the other driver drives isn't considered as legal resting time. Only time outside the truck is considered legal resting time.

No. Because then you're paying someone to sit on their arse for 4 and a half hours doing nothing to get 45 mins back.

It’s not “common” but it’s definitely frequent for critical pieces of hardware where the cost of 2 days of labor for a second trucker is irrelevant. (e.g. Getting a replacement industrial component blocking a business from resuming operations.)