Smart Drive??

[RR9501]

istill dont like the feeling of being watched, but if it were only triggered by a panc button, hard wheel jerk or standing on the brake....tehn yea i guess i could live with it...

[Jumbo]

I hope they aren't taping all the time. I sleep naked. Nobody wants to watch the replay of that.

[RR9501]

I hope they aren't taping all the time. I sleep naked. Nobody wants to watch the replay of that.

thanks, none of us needed mental images...lol

[zipy46]

Actually some kind of recorder might be ok....I been slammed into twice

by drivers backing next to me while i was asleep...

The camera might catch that sudden shock as

i fly out of my bunk from the impact !!!!!!!!!!!

[RR9501]

ahh, that sucks...so heres my question, why do companys put small non-reportable incedences and stuff like other drivers backing into us on our DAC...its not our fault, they r Unpreventable, by me anyway...so why should stuff thats not our faults go on our record??

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

ahh, that sucks...so heres my question, why do companys put small non-reportable incedences and stuff like other drivers backing into us on our DAC...its not our fault, they r Unpreventable, by me anyway...so why should stuff thats not our faults go on our record??

At Werner the only thing they report to USIS is prevetable at fault ...However a company like GTS or Super service is probably different since they have questionable ethics.

[zipy46]

ahh, that sucks...so heres my question, why do companys put small non-reportable incedences and stuff like other drivers backing into us on our DAC...its not our fault, they r Unpreventable, by me anyway...so why should stuff thats not our faults go on our record??

I been wondering that for years...maybe someone here can fill us in

[RR9501]

ahh, that sucks...so heres my question, why do companys put small non-reportable incedences and stuff like other drivers backing into us on our DAC...its not our fault, they r Unpreventable, by me anyway...so why should stuff thats not our faults go on our record??

At Werner the only thing they report to USIS is prevetable at fault ...However a company like GTS or Super service is probably different since they have questionable ethics.

well thanks for filling us in on that...that sucks since i was with super service..., though i thought all companies reported everything, which i believe is wrong, if its not your fault, and there was no police report or nothing reported to DOT, why let blacklist the driver for it and make him look bad...?....hmmm

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

ahh, that sucks...so heres my question, why do companys put small non-reportable incedences and stuff like other drivers backing into us on our DAC...its not our fault, they r Unpreventable, by me anyway...so why should stuff thats not our faults go on our record??

At Werner the only thing they report to USIS is prevetable at fault ...However a company like GTS or Super service is probably different since they have questionable ethics.

well thanks for filling us in on that...that sucks since i was with super service..., though i thought all companies reported everything, which i believe is wrong, if its not your fault, and there was no police report or nothing reported to DOT, why let blacklist the driver for it and make him look bad...?....hmmm

I got an incident on record 5/06 at Werner that i need to addres shortly...in may 2006 Customer claimed their jersey wall was tipped over after being ran over by my truck their only reason for linking me to this was a driver said a werner truck come through earlier ,and "may have" hit it ...no physical evidence supported my tractor hitting a 3.5ft tall 6,000 lb hunk of concrete...however it's on my dac as backing/preventabe...so since it never happened I'd like it off my file. :wink:


in dec 2006 I touched the tail of a low boy with my bumper while backing...no damages ,but the other driver an O/O wanted $100 to let it go...I reported it ,because if i paid him and he claimed H/R i'd have trouble explaining it to safety...


However on 8/29/2008 I smacked a fender/headlight on a parked 379 at a pilot...this was my 2nd icident in 3 years ...the cuase I was in a rush and blind sided a tight spot...well that rush cost me 2hrs.


So my dac rightfully has 2 blems on it ,but not 3...OH well I got a clean MVR..

[RR9501]

well honestly i would have reported that one one too, weather there's damage to either vehicle or not...if ya "pay him off" he still has the right to report u for a "hit and run"...that wouldnt look to good

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

well honestly i would have reported that one one too, weather there's damage to either vehicle or not...if ya "pay him off" he still has the right to report u for a "hit and run"...that wouldnt look to good

Nope ,and if he was honest he wouldn't be hustling $100 from a driver fr no reason ,so despite me not wanting i called the po-lice .

[zipy46]

Im working on picking the safest places to park...

Like a top ten list :

1) Always try to park with at least one side against a curb or wall

2)When parking on a down ramp park so far forward there is no possibility someone can get in front of you and wack your ride
trying to squeeze in.

3)Try to park where the other guy must steer out and away from you
as opposed to turning out and cutting his trailer across your nose
ripping off your fenders or bumpers.

4)If possible take on of those strange dirt roads you often see while traveling out west....no other trucks are likely to venture out that far
to park.

5)If possible back into an alley....your rig should be safe between buildings or skyscrapers

....ok...thats my first 5....the rest will come as i envision them 8)

Its all about protecting yourself in the world of trucking....no one gonna look out for me except me