Transport & Logistics

If you want to reach the summit at sunrise, you have to start at night. Mountain guides are the early risers of the Alps.

Jet lag isn't a bug, it's a feature. Pilots never quite know which time zone their body thinks it's in.

King of the highway - but only if you leave early enough. Traffic jams are the natural enemy, the truck stop is the best friend.

While commuters sleep on the train, the driver is wide awake. Punctuality is a matter of honor - even if the railway has other ideas.

The first flights depart at 6 AM - security screening must be ready hours before.

While others shuffle to the bus stop, the driver is already behind the wheel. Punctuality is not optional.

Jet-set lifestyle sounds glamorous - until you're standing at the airport at 3 AM. Timezone chaos included.

One of the most stressful jobs in the world - and it's shift work. While others are still sleeping, air traffic controllers are already coordinating hundreds of tons of metal in the sky.

Up early so the streets are empty. Garbage collectors start their routes while others are still sleeping.

Trains run at night too. Train dispatchers ensure around the clock that they don't collide.

One of the earliest professions out there. When the garbage truck arrives, most people are still in bed.

First sort, then deliver - in wind and weather. The mail must go through, even in snow and rain.

The king of the warehouse. Without the forklift, nothing moves - but someone has to be at the wheel early.

Scanning packages, stocking shelves, picking orders. Amazon doesn't deliver itself.

The best fares are morning airport runs. And the worst? Late night pickups from the club.

There are no fixed working hours at sea. The captain is responsible 24/7 - sleep is scheduled, not planned.

Amazon doesn't wait. The packages must go out - in any weather, to any street, to any floor.

Underground it's always dark - whether morning or evening. But tourists come during the day.