Is trucking dangerous???
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03-19-2007, 09:03 PM
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Re: Is trucking dangerous???
Originally Posted by YoungZ.W.
What would happen if the redairline snapped? I know its a rookie question but sorry  ops: :?:
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#12
03-20-2007, 03:23 AM
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Re: Is trucking dangerous???
Originally Posted by golfhobo
Snowman7 said:
If you drove 120,000 miles a year in your own car wouldnt you be more likely to get in an accident?
#13
03-20-2007, 04:01 AM
Is not really that I'm scared to do it. Its just that I know there are alot of hazards driving a big rig. We all know how some of those crazy four wheelers drive :evil: I feel that as truck drivers out on the road we have to really watch what is going on around us. Even though we may not be bad drivers there are alot of bad drivers out there on the highways that put others in danger as well. Keep the comments coming guys. And be safe out there!!!
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#14
03-20-2007, 05:13 AM
I dunno. I've always had the fear of falling asleep, waking up in the hospital, or something.
#16
03-20-2007, 05:57 AM
Sure its dangerous, so is walking down the street.
Working in a convenience store could get you shot over $200. I used to be a dental assistant, not too hard to contact HIV. Used to shoe horses, not hard to get kicked in your melon. Fall from way up high on a contruction site... I could go on and on.
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#17
03-20-2007, 09:33 AM
Originally Posted by Jackrabbit379
I dunno. I've always had the fear of falling asleep, waking up in the hospital, or something.
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#18
03-21-2007, 05:04 AM
Originally Posted by Blacksheep
Or waking up in a morgue. :lol:
#19
03-21-2007, 11:14 AM
Originally Posted by ben45750
I don't think that is necessarily dangerous but as a driver you have some pretty big fears about things that can happened to you, like blowing a steer or the trailers un-coupling.
I lost my trailer this morning... Let's just say that I never want to go through that again...
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#20
03-21-2007, 03:37 PM
Originally Posted by VÖLUND
As occupational hazards go, truck driving has its share of hazards. It's clearly going to be more dangerous than your typical office job. But like some others were saying, an office worker could just as easily die from driving to and from work everyday.
There are ways you can reduce the risks involved somewhat. First among them is to never become complacent. Hubris and complacency are conducive to hard learned lessons, that is to say your odds of becoming a statistic go way up when you think you've learned everything there is to be learned. But more optimistically if you remain a vigilant person and you're willing to maintain a healthy respect for the dangerous job you do that should go a long way to keeping you safe and reducing the odds of an accident. There are of course things which are entirely out of your control, like other drivers and force majeures.
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