Taylor Swift giving out ‘life changing’ ₹82 lakh bonus to each truck driver of Eras Tour: Report

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Taylor Swift has reportedly given ‘life changing’ ₹82 lakh ($100,000) bonus to the truck drivers who worked on the full US leg of the Eras tour. The whopping amount was handed over to each truck driver by the otherwise generous American singer. According to a report by Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift has handed an ‘unprecedented and life changing’ bonus to each truck driver of concert transportation company Shomotion.

The report quotes Scherkenbach saying, "She (Taylor Swift) is giving a sum of money that is life-changing for these people. A lot of these drivers are not homeowners, and a lump sum like this gives you the ability to put a down payment on a home. That’s what makes me really happy.

That generosity is a game changer for these people." On Tuesday, media reports stated that the American singer-songwriter had given out a whopping ₹41 crore ($55 million) in total as bonuses to her dancers, sound technicians, riggers, and truck drivers. According to Rolling Stones, Shomotion has worked on three of Taylor Swift’s stadium tours so far, including Eras, transporting the tour’s structures — the stage, the deck, the skeleton that everything hangs on — from city to city. Another company, Upstaging, handles the tour’s lighting, sound, and video equipment.

Scherkenbach also appreciated the ‘family atmosphere’ of Taylor Swift’s tours. “They did the documentary on the last tour, Reputation, for Netflix, and she listed my drivers in the credits," he told Rolling Stones. “To put the drivers’ names in the movie credits? That shows the character of a person (Taylor Swift)." He says that she and her family members who work on the tour foster a sense of inclusivity among everyone who takes part — and that’s no small feat since